lightened is lighten's Past Tense

lighten

US [ˈlaɪt(ə)n]
UK ['laɪt(ə)n]
  • v.照亮；减轻(负担)；缓和；点火
  • Web发光的减轻的；刷淡
Simple Present：lightens  Present Participle：lightening  Past Tense：lightened  

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v.
1.
减轻(负担);缓和,减少
2.
照亮,点亮;点火
3.
弄明白,启发
4.
使春风满面,使(眼睛)发亮
5.
使(绘画)色调轻柔明朗
6.
使轻松,使高兴
7.
发亮,变亮
8.
打闪
9.
变轻,变轻松,舒畅起来
1.
减轻(负担);缓和,减少
2.
照亮,点亮;点火
3.
弄明白,启发
4.
使春风满面,使(眼睛)发亮
5.
使(绘画)色调轻柔明朗
6.
使轻松,使高兴
7.
发亮,变亮
8.
打闪
9.
变轻,变轻松,舒畅起来

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Definition:
AllAll,照亮照亮,减轻减轻,缓和缓和,点火点火,发光的减轻的发光的减轻的,刷淡刷淡
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1.
Obama had earlier lightened the mood by wondering what would happen if he were trying to break in to his own home.
奥巴马轻松了一下心情，设想如果他本人试图破自己家门而入会发生什么。
ào bā mǎ qīng sōng le yí xià xīn qíng , shè xiǎng rú guǒ tā běn rén shì tú pò zì jǐ jiā mén ér rù huì fā shēng shén me 。
article.yeeyan.org
2.
If the blend color (light source) is lighter than 50% gray, the image is lightened, as if it were screened.
如果混合色（光源）比50%灰色亮，则图像变亮，就像被减淡了一样。
rú guǒ hùn hé sè ( guāng yuán ) bǐ bǎi fēn zhī wǔ shí huī sè liàng , zé tú xiàng biàn liàng , jiù xiàng bèi jiǎn dàn le yí yàng 。
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3.
This pleased him, for he was not much better: he dried his eyes, and lightened into a faint smile.
这很讨他喜欢，因为他本来不比婴孩高明多少；他擦干了他的眼睛，现出淡淡的一笑。
zhè hěn tǎo tā xǐ huan , yīn wèi tā běn lái bù bǐ yīng hái gāo míng duō shao ; tā cā gàn le tā de yǎn jing , xiàn chū dàn dàn de yī xiào 。
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4.
one evening there was a dreadful storm : it thundered and lightened and the rain poured down in torrents--it was really quite frightening!
一天晚上，下起了一场可怕的暴风雨：暴雨夹杂着雷鸣与闪电像洪水一样倾泻--真的非常可怕！
yī tiān wǎn shang , xià qǐ le yī chǎng kě pà de bào fēng yǔ : bào yǔ jiā zá zhe léi míng yǔ shǎn diàn xiàng hóng shuǐ yí yàng qīng xiè - - zhēn de fēi cháng kě pà !
blog.sina.com.cn
5.
This time, as the sky lightened, glimpses of an upside-down crescent of the sun could be caught through viewing glasses.
随着天空渐渐变变亮，人们可以通过观测眼镜瞥到月牙状的太阳。
suí zhe tiān kōng jiàn jiàn biàn biàn liàng , rén men kě yǐ tōng guò guān cè yǎn jìng piē dào yuè yá zhuàng de tài yáng 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
Living abroad has largely lightened my attachment to places and things and made me realize how much it is the people that matter.
异国生活在很大程度上减轻了我对地方和事物的依恋，让我明白没有什么比“人”更重要。
yì guó shēng huó zài hěn dà chéng dù shàng jiǎn qīng le wǒ duì dì fāng hé shì wù de yī liàn , ràng wǒ míng bái méi yǒu shén me bǐ " rén " gèng zhòng yào 。
www.crazyenglish.org
7.
Picking one piece in your hand, the heart-shaped leaf seemed as if a lightened lamp, and your hand is also lightened by it.
摘一枚乌桕树叶在手，那心形的叶子，像一盏点亮的红灯，执它的手，被一种红光照亮。
zhāi yī méi wū jiù shù yè zài shǒu , nà xīn xíng de yè zi , xiàng yī zhǎn diǎn liàng de hóng dēng , zhí tā de shǒu , bèi yī zhǒng hóng guāng zhào liàng 。
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8.
She also said he'd had his skin lightened to compensate for his vitiligo, a condition that causes the skin to lose pigment.
她还说他让自己的肤色变浅，来弥补白化病造成的痛苦，这种病能使皮肤失去色素。
tā hái shuō tā ràng zì jǐ de fū sè biàn qiǎn , lái mí bǔ bái huà bìng zào chéng de tòng kǔ , zhè zhǒng bìng néng shǐ pí fū shī qù sè sù 。
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9.
We have even lightened your burden and even the pains in your heads are going away, even though you did not ask for it.
我们减轻了你的负担，甚至是你头脑中的疼痛也消失了，即使你没有请求
wǒ men jiǎn qīng le nǐ de fù dān , shèn zhì shì nǐ tóu nǎo zhōng de téng tòng yě xiāo shī le , jí shǐ nǐ méi yǒu qǐng qiú
blog.sina.com.cn
10.
Unlike many Asian chopsticks, these Georgia-made chopsticks do not need to be lightened with chemicals and bleach.
与许多亚洲筷子，这些筷子格鲁吉亚-不需要用化学物质和漂白剂减轻。
yǔ xǔ duō yà zhōu kuài zǐ , zhè xiē kuài zǐ gé lǔ jí yà - bù xū yào yòng huà xué wù zhì hé piǎo bái jì jiǎn qīng 。
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