Word · Frequency #8998
darken
变暗；使暗；颜色变深
make or become dark or darker
- 1.
To make dark or darker by reducing light.
通过减少光线使变暗或更暗
- 2.
To become dark or darker (having less light).
变暗或更暗(光线减少)
- 3.
To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud).
变暗(指天空,傍晚或因云层)
- 4.
To make dark or darker in colour.
使颜色变暗或更暗
- 5.
To become dark or darker in colour.
颜色变暗或更暗
- 6.
To render gloomy, darker in mood.
使情绪阴郁,变得更暗
- 7.
To become gloomy, darker in mood.
变得阴郁,情绪变暗
- 8.
To blind, impair the eyesight.
使失明,损害视力
- 9.
To be blinded, lose one’s eyesight.
失明,失去视力
- 10.
To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
使模糊,遮蔽或困惑；使不清晰或不易理解
- 11.
To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
使污浊；玷污；使失去光泽。
- 12.
To be extinguished or deprived of vitality, to die.
熄灭,失去活力,死亡。
通过减少光线使变暗或更暗；变暗或更暗(光线减少)；变暗(指天空,傍晚或因云层)；使颜色变暗或更暗；颜色变暗或更暗
In use
The sky began to darken as the storm approached.
She darkened the room by drawing the curtains.
The wood darkened after exposure to sunlight.
darken something
及物用法，后接宾语
The storm darkened the sky.
暴风雨使天空变暗。
something darkens
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。
be darkened
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。
Connections
Collocations
- darken the sky
- 使天空变暗
- Storm clouds darkened the sky.暴风云使天空变暗了。
- darken a room
- 使房间变暗
- She drew the curtains to darken the room.她拉上窗帘使房间变暗。
- darken someone's mood
- 使某人情绪低落
- The bad news darkened his mood.坏消息使他的情绪低落。
- darken someone's door
- 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。
- darken with age
- 随年龄增长变暗
- The wood darkened with age.木材随年龄增长变暗了。
- darken the horizon
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in 'ark' share the /ɑːk/ sound with the stressed syllable of 'darken', but 'darken' has an additional unstressed syllable /ən/.
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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