英语词汇“darken”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1 (verb) in the sense of cloud

Definition

to make or become dark or darker

A storm darkened the sky.

Synonyms

cloud

shadow

The hood shadowed her face.

shade

obscure

the jargon that frequently obscures legal documents

eclipse

The sun was eclipsed by the moon.

dim

The dusk sky dims to a chilly indigo.

deepen

overshadow

one of the towers that overshadow the square

blacken

becloud

Opposites

shine

glow

illuminate

gleam

light up

clear up

brighten

lighten

enliven

make bright

2 (verb) in the sense of make dark

Definition

to make or become dark or darker

She darkened her eyebrows with mascara.

Synonyms

make dark

shade

a health resort whose beaches are shaded by palm trees

blacken

The smoke blackened the sky like the apocalypse.

make darker

deepen

a spice used in poultry feed to deepen the colour of egg yolks

3 (verb) in the sense of become gloomy

His face suddenly darkened.

Synonyms

become gloomy

blacken

become angry

look black

go crook (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

grow troubled

Opposites

encourage

cheer

hearten

perk up

gladden

make happy

become cheerful

4 (verb) in the sense of sadden

Definition

to make gloomy, angry, or sad

Nothing was going to darken his mood today.

Synonyms

sadden

The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly.

upset

cloud

The sky clouded and a light rain began to fall.

blacken

cast a pall over

cast a gloom upon

单词	darken
释义	Trends of darken View usage for: darken (dɑːʳkən) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense darkens, present participle darkening, past tense, past participle darkened 1. verb If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker. The sky darkened abruptly. [VERB] She had put on her make-up and darkened her eyelashes. [VERB noun] 2. verb If someone's mood darkens or if something darkens their mood, they suddenly become rather unhappy. [literary] My sunny mood suddenly darkened. [VERB] Nothing was going to darken his mood today. [VERB noun] Synonyms: sadden, upset, cloud, blacken More Synonyms of darken 3. verb If someone's face darkens, they suddenly look angry. [literary] Rawley's face darkened again. [VERB] More Synonyms of darken darken in British English (ˈdɑːkən) verb 1. to make or become dark or darker 2. to make or become gloomy, angry, or sad his mood darkened 3. darken someone's door Derived forms darkener (ˈdarkener) noun darken in American English (ˈdɑrkən) verb intransitive 1. to become dark or darker verb transitive 2. to make dark or darker 3. to make blind Idioms: not darken someone's door Derived forms darkener (ˈdarkener) noun Examples of 'darken' in a sentence darken Only the darkening sky remains. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There is also a distinct prospect that the view on the eurozone darkens again. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Paradoxically his writing gets better and funnier as his mood darkens. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The sky was darkening and it began to rain. Times, Sunday Times (2010) She pauses and her face darkens a little. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The sky darkened to a powdery grey. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The great brown mass darkened the sky above me. Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003) Others were not so scared and emerged at night to act as snipers from rooftops and darkened windows. Paul Preston The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge His face darkens and his boisterous voice drops to a mutter when he talks of his loss and its effect. Times, Sunday Times (2010) She said she and other women had been taken from a hotel to the house in cars with darkened windows. Times, Sunday Times (2009) And then slowly the mood darkened. Times, Sunday Times (2010) There is a murmuring of applause and the players leave the field to the sound of nightingale song from the darkening sky. Erdmann, Robert & Jones, Meirion Fats, Nutrition and Health (1991) His face darkened; his eyes flashed. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE When the windows darkened, it only produced a sort of gray twilight indoors. Diana Wynne Jones CHARMED LIFE (1977) And as my mood darkens, so do my encounters. Times, Sunday Times (2013) At this, the pink face darkens. Times, Sunday Times (2015) They would need a van, or a large vehicle with darkened windows. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The sky rapidly darkens and it's clear a storm is coming. The Sun (2015) But then - did the sky darken? Times, Sunday Times (2014) After an hour of calm good humour, his mood suddenly darkens and he embarks on a bit of a rant. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The nine men and three women made the grim tour under police escort - in a white coach with darkened windows. The Sun (2008) That night the mood darkened. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Then her face quickly darkens. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Suddenly the mood has darkened. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Suddenly his mood darkens. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In other languages darken British English: darken VERB If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker. The sky darkened abruptly. American English: darken Brazilian Portuguese: escurecer Chinese: 变暗 European Spanish: oscurecer French: s'obscurcir German: verdunkeln Italian: oscurare Japanese: 暗くする/暗くなる Korean: 어두워지다 European Portuguese: escurecer Latin American Spanish: oscurecer Chinese translation of 'darken' darken (dɑːkn) vt 使变(變)黑 (shǐ biànhēi) vi (= become darker) [sky, clouds] 变(變)黑 (biànhēi) (liter) [face] 阴(陰)沉 (yīnchén) 1 (verb) in the sense of cloud Definition to make or become dark or darker A storm darkened the sky. Synonyms cloud shadow The hood shadowed her face. shade obscure the jargon that frequently obscures legal documents eclipse The sun was eclipsed by the moon. dim The dusk sky dims to a chilly indigo. deepen overshadow one of the towers that overshadow the square blacken becloud Opposites shine , glow , illuminate , gleam , light up , clear up , brighten , lighten , enliven , make bright 2 (verb) in the sense of make dark Definition to make or become dark or darker She darkened her eyebrows with mascara. Synonyms make dark shade a health resort whose beaches are shaded by palm trees blacken The smoke blackened the sky like the apocalypse. make darker deepen a spice used in poultry feed to deepen the colour of egg yolks 3 (verb) in the sense of become gloomy His face suddenly darkened. Synonyms become gloomy blacken become angry look black go crook (Australian, New Zealand, slang) grow troubled Opposites encourage , cheer , hearten , perk up , gladden , make happy , become cheerful 4 (verb) in the sense of sadden Definition to make gloomy, angry, or sad Nothing was going to darken his mood today. Synonyms sadden The cruelty in the world saddens me incredibly. upset cloud The sky clouded and a light rain began to fall. blacken cast a pall over cast a gloom upon Additional synonyms in the sense of blacken Definition to make or become black or dirty The smoke blackened the sky like the apocalypse. Synonyms make dark, shadow, shade, obscure, overshadow, make darker, make dim in the sense of deepen Definition to make or become deeper or more intense a spice used in poultry feed to deepen the colour of egg yolks Synonyms darken, shade, make dark, make darker in the sense of dim Definition to become or cause to become dim The dusk sky dims to a chilly indigo. Synonyms darken, dull, blacken, cloud over, grow dark, become leaden Synonyms of 'darken' darken Explore 'darken' in the dictionary
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