Word · Frequency #11353
Fully loadedlightened
（使）变得愉快；（使）轻松
lightened is the past of lighten.
核心释义
make or become more cheerful
- 1.
使更明亮或更清晰；照亮。
To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
- 2.
减轻；减少负担。
To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
- 3.
下降；落下
To descend; to light.
- 4.
变得更明亮或更清晰；变亮。
To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
- 5.
使重量变轻。
To make light or lighter in weight.
- 6.
像闪电一样发出或显露；闪现。
To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
- 7.
使不那么严肃或更愉快。
To make less serious or more cheerful.
- 8.
重量变轻。
To become light or lighter in weight.
（使）变轻；减轻；使更明亮或更清晰；照亮。；减轻；减少负担。；下降；落下；变得更明亮或更清晰；变亮。
用法In use
A few jokes can lighten the mood during a long meeting.
用法提示：此处 lighten 是及物动词，表示“使（气氛）变轻松”。
Her apology lightened the tension between them.
用法提示：此处 lighten 是及物动词，表示“缓和（紧张关系）”。
The good news has lightened everyone's spirits.
用法提示：此处 lighten 是及物动词，表示“使（情绪/精神）变振奋”。
lighten sth
及物用法中，宾语常为 atmosphere、mood 等抽象名词，表示“使变得轻松”；也可接 load、burden 等，表示“减轻”。
A few jokes lightened the tense atmosphere.
几句笑话缓和了紧张的气氛。
sth lightens
不及物用法表示“变亮、变轻或变得轻松”，主语可为天气、物件或人。
The sky lightened after the rain stopped.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- lighten the load
- 减轻负担
- We hired an assistant to lighten the load for the whole team.我们雇了一名助理来减轻整个团队的负担。
- lighten the mood
- 使气氛轻松起来
- She told a funny story to lighten the mood during the meeting.她讲了个有趣的故事，让会议的气氛轻松起来。
- lighten up
- 放松点；别那么较真
- You're too serious—you need to lighten up a little.你太严肃了——你需要放松一点。
- the sky lightens
- 天空变亮；天色转明
- By six o'clock the sky lightens and the birds start singing.到六点钟天就亮了，鸟儿开始歌唱。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆：lighten 由 light（光/轻）加 -en 构成，想象光照进房间、负担变轻，心情也随之明亮轻松。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面表达 该词在口语和书面语中都比较常见，属于中性用词；具体语气多由搭配决定，通常不带有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with lighten /ˈlaɪtən/: brighten, frighten, tighten, whiten, heighten, and enlighten share the final /ˈaɪtən/ sound. Heighten and whiten are spelled differently but still rhyme. Beware lookalikes like kitten /ˈkɪtən/ and written /ˈrɪtən/, which have a different vowel sound.
用法优先级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。
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