blacken

英 [ˈblækən]

美 [ˈblækən]

v.  (使)变黑; 抹黑; 丑化; 败坏…的名誉

过去分词：blackened　现在分词：blackening　过去式：blackened　第三人称单数：blackens　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14881 / COCA.15212

牛津词典

verb

• （使）变黑
  to make sth black; to become black
  1. Their faces were blackened with soot.
     他们满脸煤灰。
  2. Smoke had blackened the walls.
     烟把墙壁都熏黑了。
• 抹黑；丑化；败坏…的名誉
  to say unpleasant things that give people a bad opinion of sb
  1. He accused the newspaper of trying to blacken his name.
     他指责报纸企图败坏他的名声。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）变黑；弄黑；涂黑
  Toblackensomething means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something thatblackensbecomes black or very dark in colour.
  1. The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth...
     下町的已婚女性还保留着把牙齿涂黑的习俗。
  2. You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken.
     你得把番茄烤到皮变黑为止。
• VERB 诬蔑；玷污；给…抹黑
  If someoneblackensyour character, they make other people believe that you are a bad person.
  1. He accused him of knowingly spreading falsehoods in an effort to blacken my character...
     他指控他蓄意散布虚假信息以玷污我的人格。
  2. They're trying to blacken our name.
     他们企图败坏我们的名声。

英英释义

verb

• make or become black
  1. The smoke blackened the ceiling
  2. The ceiling blackened
  Synonym:melanizemelanisenigrifyblack
• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
  1. The cook blackened the chicken breast
  2. The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
  3. the flames scorched the ceiling
  Synonym:charsearscorch

双语例句

• I had wondered if Miss Murdstone would try and blacken my name with the Spenlows, but on that first evening she had taken me to one side.
  我不知道摩德斯通小姐是否会在斯本罗一家面前尽力说我的坏话。可当天晚上她把我叫到一边。
• Don't blacken his good name by spreading lies.
  不要散播谎言诋毁他的名声。
• Blacken easily with cold bath face?
  用冷水洗脸容易变黑吗？
• The doctor explains how he can stitch up blood vessels in a healthy limb, causing it to blacken with gangrene over a few days.
  这名医生解释说，他可以将血管缝合到健康的肢体里，使肢体在数天之内因为坏疽而变黑。
• They not only blacken themselves but also the baby.
  他们不仅熏黑了自己，还熏黑了宝宝。
• That may explain Chinese men's compulsion to blacken hair, experts say.
  专家们认为，这或许可以解释为何中国男性如此热衷于将头发染黑。
• Do not blacken your fame, and perish in dishonour!
  不要玷污你的名声，不光彩地毁掉自己！
• One way to remove private information from paper documents is to blacken it out with a pen.
  消除纸质文档上隐私信息的一个方法是用笔涂黑。
• Mark out2 little eyes just above it and then blacken his nose.
  之后在其上方画出两只小眼睛并把鼻子涂黑。
• The little boy hit her hard enough to blacken her eye.
  那个小男孩给她重重一击，打青了她的眼睛。