词的意思：使变轻，减轻负担，发亮，变明亮，变淡，使变得更开朗。

词性：动词。

常用场景：可以用于描述减轻身体重量、负担、情绪等的情况。例如：lighten the load（减轻负担）、lighten the mood（缓和气氛）等。

词组搭配：

1. lighten up：变得更加快乐、轻松、不那么严肃。

2. lighten the load：减轻负担或责任等。

3. lighten the mood：缓和紧张或沉闷的氛围。

4. lighten one's heart：使人感到更加愉悦或快乐。

相关短语：

1. lightening bolt：闪电。

2. lightning speed：闪电般的速度。

发音拼写： ['latn]

【动词】轻化；减轻；照亮

读音：[latn]

例句：

1. The storm finally began to lighten, and the sky cleared.

风暴最终开始减弱，天空变得晴朗。

2. We need to find ways to lighten the load on overburdened teachers.

我们需要找到减轻过重负担的教师负担的方法。

3. The room was dark until we finally found the switch to lighten it up.

房间很暗，直到我们找到开关才亮了起来。

lighten在英语中代表"发亮、变亮"的意思，作为动词时有"缓和"的意思，在线发音：['laitn]，lighten是一个英语动词，在《牛津英汉双解词典》中，共找到10个与lighten相关的例句。

Lighten的词典翻译

1.发亮

例句:An efficient bulb may lighten the load of power stations. (节能灯可减轻发电站的负荷。)

2.变亮

例句:I felt it was up to me to lighten up the atmosphere, do something funny. (我觉得自己有义务活跃一下气氛 做点有趣的事)

3.缓和

例句:Just trying to lighten the mood, mate. (只是在轻松一下气氛嘛 伙计 Just trying to lighten the mood, mate.)

4.使轻松、缓和

例句:If the mother can sustain her cub for a few more weeks spring will bring an increase in prey and her task will lighten. (翻译:如果母豹能和小豹多坚持几个星期 等到春天随着食物的回升,母豹的任务也会变得轻松一些)

用法及短语

lighten一般作为动词使用，如在lighten ... up(na. 同“lighten ”\n[网络] 放轻松；放松；减仓)、lighten hole(un. 点火孔\n[网络] 减轻重量孔)、lighten out(v. 闪现出)等常见短语中出现较多。

例句

1. Just trying to lighten the mood, mate. (翻译:只是在轻松一下气氛嘛 伙计 Just trying to lighten the mood, mate.)

2. If the mother can sustain her cub for a few more weeks spring will bring an increase in prey and her task will lighten. (翻译:如果母豹能和小豹多坚持几个星期 等到春天随着食物的回升,母豹的任务也会变得轻松一些)

3. This feeling of merging with nature allowed me to lighten my mind and to free my heart as if I was going for a dream date. (翻译:那种融入自然的感觉，让我体验到思维的轻松和心灵的自由，仿佛去赴一个梦想中的约会。)

4. It also contains mulberry to lighten the skin and raspberry root for its antiaging properties. (翻译:它也含有桑树根萃取物，可使肌肤明亮和树莓根的抗老化特性。)

5. Lighten up dude. It is a cartoon for the kids . . . Get some popcorn, sode and some candy . . . It will make you feel better. (翻译:老兄，别当真了，这是给孩子们看的动画片儿…拿点儿爆米花、汽水儿和糖果…这些东西能让你舒服点儿。)

6. Oh, lighten up, Becca. We're just yanking your chain. (翻译:灿烂点儿 Becca 我们这是帮你出谋划策)

7. I feel I ought to try and lighten your load. (翻译:I feel I ought to try and lighten your load.)

8. Hey, mick mike, Lighten up, huh? (翻译:迈哥迈克 放松点好吗 Hey, Mick Mike, lighten up, huh?)

9. Conclusions: The 10% carbamide peroxide can provide an effective way to lighten discolored nonvital tooth. (翻译:结论：10%过氧化脲能有效地治疗变色无髓牙。)

10. Red lightning lighten'd thro 'my blood. (翻译:红色的闪电闪亮我的血。)

11. I was trying to lighten the mood. (翻译:我只不过是想缓和下气氛 I was trying to lighten the mood.)

12. Lighten up, Vince, a bit of dust never hurt anyone. (翻译:放松点，Vince，一点沙尘暴不会有什么事的)

13. Remember the old saying, "laugh with you. " So relax, lighten up; do not get things out of proportion. (翻译:记住这句话吧，“笑对世界，世界便会同你一起欢笑。”所以，放松自己，轻松面对；不要小题大做，自寻烦恼。)

14. Markland, just lighten up, will ya? (翻译:会把这场演出搞砸 Markland 放轻松点 好吗)

15. NXP has just announced a financial restructuring to lighten its debt burden of nearly $6 billion. (翻译:NXP刚刚公布了财务重组，以减轻其近60亿美元的债务负担。)

近义词&反义词

lighten作为动词的时候，其近义词以及反义词有d、lightened/i、lightening/p、lightened/3、lightens/s、lightens等。