Word · Frequency #14881
Fully loadedblackens
（使）变黑
blackens is the third person singular of blacken.
to make something black, or to become black
- 1.
To defame or sully.
诽谤或玷污
- 2.
make or become black
使变黑
- 3.
To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.
用胡椒等涂抹(肉或鱼)后在热锅中快速煎烤
- 4.
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
轻微烧焦
诋毁；玷污；轻微烧焦；烤黑；将（肉或鱼）裹上香料后高温快煎；诽谤或玷污；使变黑
In use
The smoke had blackened the kitchen walls over the years.
The politician's opponents tried to blacken his reputation with false accusations.
The banana peel blackens quickly once exposed to air.
The smoke blackened the ceiling
The ceiling blackened
The cook blackened the chicken breast
blacken sth
及物用法，常指使某物变黑。
The smoke had blackened the walls.
烟雾把墙壁熏黑了。
sb blackens sth (figurative)
比喻义，指败坏名誉。
Connections
Collocations
- blacken someone's name
- 玷污某人的名声
- The false accusations blackened her name.不实指控玷污了她的名声。
- blackened fish
- 表面焦黑的煎鱼（一种以香料裹后快煎的菜肴）
- We ordered blackened fish at the restaurant.我们在餐馆点了表面焦黑的煎鱼。
- blackened by smoke
- 被烟熏黑
- The walls were blackened by smoke.墙壁被烟熏黑了。
- the sky blackens
- 天色变暗；天空变黑
- The sky blackens before a storm.暴风雨来临前，天色变暗。
- blackened toast
- 烤焦的面包片
- The blackened toast was inedible.烤焦的面包片没法吃了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
black（黑）加上 -en（使……），烤肉烤过头变黑，就是 blacken。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：food being scorched or burned、objects turning black、smoke or fire damage blacken 表示“（使）变黑”或“轻微烧焦”时，通常为中性表达，口语和书面语里都可见；多用来描述物体颜色变深、食物被烤焦等具体情景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 blacken /ˈblækən/ 押韵的是 slacken /ˈslækən/ 和 bracken /ˈbrækən/。bacon /ˈbeɪkən/、beacon /ˈbiːkən/、taken /ˈteɪkən/、shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/ 结尾的 /kən/ 读音相似，但重读元音不同，不押韵，注意不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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