Word · Frequency #11353
Fully loadedlightens
（使）变得愉快；（使）轻松
lightens is the third person singular of lighten.
make or become more cheerful
- 1.
To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
使更明亮或更清晰；照亮。
- 2.
To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
减轻；减少负担。
- 3.
To descend; to light.
下降；落下
- 4.
To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
变得更明亮或更清晰；变亮。
- 5.
To make light or lighter in weight.
使重量变轻。
- 6.
To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
像闪电一样发出或显露；闪现。
- 7.
To make less serious or more cheerful.
使不那么严肃或更愉快。
- 8.
To become light or lighter in weight.
重量变轻。
- 9.
To become less serious or more cheerful.
变得不那么严肃或更愉快。
（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。
In use
A few jokes can lighten the mood during a long meeting.
Her apology lightened the tension between them.
The good news has lightened everyone's spirits.
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.
雨停后，天空变亮了。
Verb forms
base lighten · third person lightens · -ing lightening · past lightened · past participle lightened
lighten 可表示“减轻负担”“使明亮”或“使心情轻松”，作不及物动词时还指“变亮、变轻”。
Common mistakes
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- lighten up
- 放松；别太认真Lighten up! It's just a game.放轻松！这只是一场比赛。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.