darken

darkendarkenD.J.:[ˈdɑ:kən]K.K.:[ˈdɑrkən]vt. & vi.1.■(使)变暗The sky darkens early in winter.冬天天黑得很早。Please darken the blue paint with black paint.请在蓝漆里掺上点黑漆。

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darken['dɑ:kən]vt.1.■使变暗，使更暗；遮暗：We darkened the room by closing the shutters.我们关上百叶窗，使房间变暗了。Thick clouds darkened the sky before the rain fell.降雨之前密云遮满了天空。2.■使模糊，使朦胧；使隐晦，使暧昧，使混淆，搞混；使不易了解，使难懂：Uncertainty darkens the future of radio and television.不定因素使无线电和电视的前途黯淡。3.■使(颜色)变黑，使变深色，使变浓：to darken the colour使颜色加深to darken the green paint使绿油漆的颜色加深4.■使阴郁，使阴沉，使不快，使不乐，使生气：She darkened the festivities by her presence.她的出席给这次庆祝活动笼罩上一层阴影。The argument darkened his mood.这场争论使他心情不好。5.■弄瞎，使(眼睛)失明，使(眼睛、视力等)模糊，把…的眼睛弄花：That terrible traffic accident darkened her eyes.那次可怕的交通事故使她双目失明了。6.■使(思想)麻木：The worries darkened her mind.忧虑使她变得木然。7.■玷污：to darken someone's reputation(或good name)毁损某人的名誉(或好名声)vi.1.■变黑，变暗，转暗，变得阴暗：After sunset, the sky darkened rapidly.日落后，天色很快变黑了。2.■变得模糊；变得淡薄：The memory of his childhood darkened with age.随着年岁的增长，他对童年的记忆逐渐淡薄了。3.■(颜色)变深，变暗：Buildings often darken as they get older.建筑物渐渐变旧时其颜色常常变暗。4.■(由于郁闷或生气)变得阴沉(或阴郁)：Her face darkened with anger when she heard the bad news.当她听到这个坏消息时，她气得沉下脸来。5.■变瞎：The old man suddenly darkened.这位老人突然变瞎了。darken counsel(以无关的和无理由的考虑)使更加难以理解，使难题更加费解，使(问题)更加混乱[见counsel；《约伯记》38∶2]darken someone's daylight把某人打瞎；用拳头把某人打得晕头转向darken someone's door(s)(或 doorway)登门拜访(或造访)，串门，进某人家门，跨进某人的门槛[通常用于否定句][见door]

darkendarken[ˈdɑ:kən]vt.1.■使黑暗, 遮暗2.■弄模糊3.■使阴沉4.■使(颜色等)加深5.■弄污6.■弄瞎7.■使不懂darken a room使房间黑暗darken the colour加深颜色darken counsel使乱上加乱

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词性变化darken[ˈdɑ:kən]vi.1.■变黑暗, 变阴2.■(颜色)变深3.■(表情等)变得阴沉4.■(记忆等)变模糊

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继承用法darkenern.