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brighten    音标拼音: [br'ɑɪtən]
vt. 照亮,使明亮,为…增添光辉,使生辉,使活跃

照亮,使明亮,为…增添光辉,使生辉,使活跃

brighten
v 1: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the
room" [synonym: {brighten}, {lighten up}, {lighten}] [ant:
{darken}]
2: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [synonym: {clear
up}, {clear}, {light up}, {brighten}] [ant: {cloud},
{overcast}]

Brighten \Bright"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brightened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Brightening}.]

Note: [From {Bright}, a.]
1. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase
the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
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2. To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster
or splendor to.
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The present queen would brighten her character, if
she would exert her authority to instill virtues
into her people. --Swift.
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3. To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that
which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make
cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects.
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An ecstasy, which mothers only feel,
Plays round my heart and brightens all my sorrow.
--Philips.
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4. To make acute or witty; to enliven. --Johnson.
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Brighten \Bright"en\, v. i. [AS. beorhtan.]
To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or
gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.
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And night shall brighten into day. --N. Cotton.
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And, all his prospects brightening to the last,
His heaven commences ere world be past. --Goldsmith.
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