brightening

英 [ˈbraɪtnɪŋ]

美 [ˈbraɪtnɪŋ]

v.  (使)更明亮，色彩鲜艳; (使)快活起来; (使)增添乐趣，有希望
brighten的现在分词

复数：brightenings　现在分词：brightening　

机械

COCA.35463

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

• Thank you for brightening our life with memories of love and romance.
  谢谢那些照亮我们生活的爱和浪漫记忆。
• A little bit of color can go a long way in brightening your workspace.
  一点点的颜色可以给您的工作空间增色不少。
• By dispensing them, we are brightening our own lives as much as anyone else's.
  通过实践这些善行，我们的生活能变得和其他人一样阳光。
• Objective: To understand the brightening agent adding condition of flour in Taian.
  目的：了解泰安市面粉中增白剂的添加情况。
• Red color coming up, sky brightening.
  红光出现，天空渐渐亮起来。
• They stood on the dock in the brightening light.
  他们站在码头上，在明亮的灯光下。
• The sky is brightening.
  天正放晴。
• '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。
• India, China, Brazil, South Africa, these are countries where the economic picture has been brightening.
  印度、中国、巴西、南非，这些国家的经济前景都越来越好。
• It is used in the manufacturing of the fluorescent brightening agent, the direct dyes, the reactive dyes and the moth repellant, etc.
  用途：用于制造荧光增白剂，直接染料、活性染料和防蛀虫剂。