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darken something
及物用法，后接宾语
The storm darkened the sky.
暴风雨使天空变暗。
变暗；使暗；颜色变深
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变暗；使暗；颜色变深
make or become dark or darker
The storm darkened the sky.
暴风雨使天空变暗。
通过减少光线使变暗或更暗
To make dark or darker by reducing light.
变暗或更暗(光线减少)
To become dark or darker (having less light).
变暗(指天空,傍晚或因云层)
To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud).
使颜色变暗或更暗
To make dark or darker in colour.
darken
Base
原形
darkens
3rd person
第三人称单数
darkening
-ing
现在分词
darkened
Past
过去式
darkened
Past participle
过去分词
The sky darkens in the evening.
天空在傍晚变暗。
The clouds darkened the sky.
乌云使天空变暗。
The room has darkened since you left.
自从你离开后，房间变暗了。
规则动词，意为“变暗”或“使变暗”。
The sky began to darken as the storm approached.
随着暴风雨临近，天空开始变暗。
She darkened the room by drawing the curtains.
她拉上窗帘使房间变暗。
The wood darkened after exposure to sunlight.
木材在阳光照射后颜色变深。
及物用法，后接宾语
The storm darkened the sky.
暴风雨使天空变暗。
不及物用法，主语自身变暗
The sky darkened as the storm approached.
随着暴风雨临近，天空变暗了。
被动语态，强调动作承受者
The room was darkened by heavy curtains.
房间被厚重的窗帘弄暗了。
Not this
The sky is darking.
Use this
The sky is darkening.
动词'darken'的现在分词形式是'darkening'，不是'darking'。学习者误将形容词'dark'的进行式拼写套用到动词上。
Not this
a darken sky
Use this
a darkened sky
过去分词'darkened'才可作为形容词表示‘变暗的’，原形'darken'不能作前置定语修饰名词。
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使天空变暗
Storm clouds darkened the sky.
暴风云使天空变暗了。
使房间变暗
She drew the curtains to darken the room.
她拉上窗帘使房间变暗。
使某人情绪低落
The bad news darkened his mood.
坏消息使他的情绪低落。
登门拜访（常含负面意味）
He never darkened her door again.
他再也没登过她的门。
随年龄增长变暗
The wood darkened with age.
木材随年龄增长变暗了。
使前景暗淡
Economic problems darkened the horizon.
经济问题使前景暗淡。
上门（尤用于否定句，表示不欢迎或拒绝）
After the argument, he swore he would never darken her door again.
争吵之后，他发誓再也不踏进她的家门。
登门造访（通常用于否定）
If you owe money, better not darken my doorstep.
如果你欠钱，最好别来我家门口。
给某人的生活蒙上阴影
The loss of his job darkened his life for a long time.
失业使他的生活长期笼罩在阴影中。
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联想'dark'（黑暗）+ 'en'（使动），就像给黑暗加上使之更强的后缀，让一切变得更暗。
语域：neutral 常见场景：天气变暗、颜色加深、情绪阴沉化 该词在描述天气、颜色变化或抽象隐喻时均可用，语体较中性，通常见于书面或描写性语境。
既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词
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