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

• You're like snow in the winter, Which brightens me up while you're here.
  你像冬日的白雪，来到我身边将我照亮。
• 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。
• He brightens the brass buttons on his coat with a piece of soft cloth.
  他用一块软布擦亮他上衣的铜扣。
• Mr Anderson knows better than to allow his work to read like an economics textbook, however, and brightens up the text with clever historical examples and eye-catching assertions.
  不过，安德森明白不会让自己的作品读起来象经济学教科书那样，他利用历史上的睿智例子和吸引眼球的观点为本书增色。
• Your smiling face is like the sunlight that brightens my world!
  你是笑脸就像阳光照亮我的世界！
• He often frowns slightly when speaking, as if he is contemplating something very serious, but brightens when he talks about his wife and mentions her constantly throughout our interview.
  他说话时常常会轻轻皱起眉头，就好像在思考什么非常严肃的问题，但一说到妻子便满脸放光在整个采访过程中，他不断提到妻子的名字。
• 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。
• As the moonlight brightens the empty mountain, my mind is freed.
  明月当头照空山，心已释然万里朗。
• 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。
• On Chinese stamps it is out of imagination to have something like US brightens the world on the US stamps.
  在中国邮票上出现美国邮票上诸如“美国照耀全世界”这样的字眼是不可想像的。