brightens

英 [ˈbraɪtnz]

美 [ˈbraɪtnz]

v.  (使)更明亮，色彩鲜艳; (使)快活起来; (使)增添乐趣，有希望
brighten的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 开颜；露出喜色；快乐起来
  If someonebrightensor their facebrightens, they suddenly look happier.
  1. Seeing him, she seemed to brighten a little...
     看到他后，她似乎露出点儿喜色。
  2. 'Oh, we'd love to!' cried Nancy, her face brightening.
     “哦，我们很乐意！”南希面露喜色，大声说道。
  3. Brighten upmeans the same asbrighten.
     brighten up同brighten
  4. He brightened up a bit.
     他高兴一点儿了。
• VERB （眼睛）发亮，放光
  If your eyesbrighten, you suddenly look interested or excited.
  1. His eyes brightened and he laughed...
     他眼睛一亮，笑了起来
  2. Her tearful eyes brightened with interest.
     她含着泪水的双眼因为好奇而闪闪发亮。
• VERB 使生色；为…增辉添彩
  If someone or somethingbrightensa place, they make it more colourful and attractive.
  1. Tubs planted with wallflowers brightened the area outside the door.
     桂竹香盆栽为门外的景致增色不少。
  2. Brighten upmeans the same asbrighten.
     brighten up同brighten
  3. David spotted the pink silk lampshade in a shop and thought it would brighten up the room.
     戴维在一家商店里发现了这款粉色丝绸灯罩，觉得它会让房间亮丽起来。
• V-ERG （使）好转；（使）变得乐观
  If someone or somethingbrightensa situation or the situationbrightens, it becomes more pleasant, enjoyable, or favourable.
  1. That does not do much to brighten the prospects of kids in the city...
     那并不能使城里孩子们的前途更光明些。
  2. It is undeniable that the economic picture is brightening.
     不可否认经济状况正在好转。
  3. Brighten upmeans the same asbrighten.
     brighten up同brighten
  4. His cheerful face brightens up the dullest of days.
     他的笑脸让最乏味的日子变得充满生气。
• V-ERG 照亮；（使）变明亮
  When a lightbrightensa place or when a placebrightens, it becomes brighter or lighter.
  1. The sky above the ridge of mountains brightened...
     山脊上方的天空变得明亮起来。
  2. The late afternoon sun brightened the interior of the church.
     傍晚的太阳照亮了教堂内部。
• VERB （天气）放晴
  If the weatherbrightens, it becomes less cloudy or rainy, and the sun starts to shine.
  1. By early afternoon the weather had brightened.
     中午刚过，天就放晴了。
  2. Brighten upmeans the same asbrighten.
     brighten up同brighten
  3. Hopefully it will brighten up, or we'll be coming back early.
     希望天会放晴，否则我们就要提早回来。

双语例句

• Meanwhile, the sun brightens the far north and the polar bears come out of hibernation.
  而此时此刻，地球另一端的北极，新生的北极熊宝宝从冬眠的洞穴中钻出了脑袋。
• The pottery painting art in South Italy not only attracts swarms of tourists but also brightens up the primitive towns on the green hills.
  南义的陶瓷艺术，不仅吸引的游客的目光，也点缀了天然淳朴的山城。
• True Love Lightens Mind, Beauty in Literature Brightens Life& on the Instructive Value and Realization of Literature
  真情挚爱照亮心灵，文学之美陶冶人生&论文学的教育价值及其实现
• He brightens his bicycle every morning before he goes to work.
  他每天早上上班以前都把自行车擦得锃亮。
• Peppermint brightens the skin, is great for closing pores, and gives relief to tired feet.
  薄荷能提亮肌肤，有利于收缩毛孔，舒缓疲倦的双脚。
• You, LORD, give light to my lamp; my God brightens the darkness about me.
  上主，是你使我的灯笼放光，我主，是你把我的黑暗照亮。
• It's the spirit of sweet friendship that brightens all year. It's thoughtfulness and kindness; it's hope reborn again, for peace, for understanding, and for goodwill to men.
  圣诞节是那照亮整个一年的甜蜜的友谊精神，是为他人着想，是亲切仁慈，是希望的重生，是为了世界和平，为了相互理解，更是为了人类的美好意愿。
• A firefly brightens itself, a wild goose does not fly lonely.
  萤仅自照，雁不孤行。
• The color surely brightens up the city.
  当然颜色鲜红的城市。
• Their innocence brightens our lives and eases our minds of the stresses we encounter dealing with the crazy world around us.
  他们的纯真照亮了我们的生活，使我们因处理这个疯狂世界中的琐事而负载压力的思想得到些许的轻松。