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darken

释义

darken

verb intransitive/transitive

UK /ˈdɑː(r)kən/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	darken
he/she/it	darkens
present participle	darkening
past tense	darkened
past participle	darkened

1
to become darker, or to make something darker
The sky darkened and heavy rain began to fall.
His hair, darkened by sweat, clung to his head.
Synonyms and related words
To reduce, or to stop light
block out
shade
darken
Synonyms and related words
What light can do
reflect
flood
fade
2
to suddenly become serious or less hopeful, or to suddenly make a situation seem serious or less hopeful
Philip’s face darkened.
The mood was darkened further by a gloomy economic forecast.
Synonyms and related words
To lose hope, or to give up hope
give up on
despair
darken

phrases

never darken my door again

darken

verb intransitive/transitive

US /ˈdɑrkən/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	darken
he/she/it	darkens
present participle	darkening
past tense	darkened
past participle	darkened

1
to become darker, or to make something darker
The sky darkened and heavy rain began to fall.
His hair, darkened by sweat, clung to his head.
Synonyms and related words
To reduce, or to stop light
block out
shade
darken
Synonyms and related words
What light can do
reflect
flood
fade
2
to suddenly become serious or less hopeful, or to suddenly make a situation seem serious or less hopeful
Philip’s face darkened.
The mood was darkened further by a gloomy economic forecast.
Synonyms and related words
To lose hope, or to give up hope
give up on
despair
darken

phrases

never darken my door again

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