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
darkening — present participle of darken
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
make or become dark or darker
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.
颜色变暗或更暗
To become dark or darker in colour.
使情绪阴郁,变得更暗
To render gloomy, darker in mood.
变得阴郁,情绪变暗
To become gloomy, darker in mood.
使失明,损害视力
To blind, impair the eyesight.
失明,失去视力
To be blinded, lose one’s eyesight.
使模糊,遮蔽或困惑;使不清晰或不易理解
To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
使污浊;玷污;使失去光泽。
To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
熄灭,失去活力,死亡。
To be extinguished or deprived of vitality, to die.
一般现在时
The sky darkens in the evening.
天空在傍晚变暗。
一般过去时
The clouds darkened the sky.
乌云使天空变暗。
现在完成时
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。
用法提示:不及物用法,表示自然变暗
She darkened the room by drawing the curtains.
她拉上窗帘使房间变暗。
用法提示:及物用法,表示人为使变暗
The wood darkened after exposure to sunlight.
木材在阳光照射后颜色变深。
用法提示:不及物用法,表示颜色变深
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。
可互换,但dim更强调光线变弱,darken可指颜色变深
darken侧重变暗,obscure侧重可见度降低,不完全同义
shade常指用物体遮挡,darken泛指变暗
blacken特指变黑,darken可指任何变暗
cloud常比喻情绪或视线,不如darken直接
grammar · medium
易错句子The sky is darking.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子a darken sky
正确表达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。
与'darken'的及物和不及物意义相对
与'darken'的使变暗或变暗意义相反
与'darken'的使变暗意义相反,较为正式
dark是形容词,表示状态;darken是动词,表示动作过程。
deepen指深度增加,darken指暗度增加,两者易混淆因为都含‘变深’义。
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。
云层遮挡光线,与darken表示变暗相关
阴影使区域变暗,属于同一语义场
形容光线不足或情绪低沉,与darken的阴暗感相关
形容光线弱或使光线变弱,与darken同义但程度不同
颜色或光线逐渐变暗,与darken的变暗过程相关
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.