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

单词	freshen
释义	fresh·en \ˈfreshən\ verb (freshened ; freshened ; freshening \-sh(ə)niŋ\ ; freshens) *intransitive verb* 1. : to grow or become fresh: as a. of wind : to increase in strength : grow more brisk < the wind freshened from the north quarter > b. : to become fresh in appearance : become brighter, more vivid, or stronger in color or vitality < the flowers freshened after a good watering and some warm weather > < at the compliment, the young girl's face freshened > c. of water : to lose saltiness < the water freshens quickly as one moves upstream from the sea > 2. a. of a cow or other milch animal : to come into milk b. : to give birth to young 3. : to wash the hands and face, take a shower, put on clean clothes, or perform other operations designed to improve one's appearance or encourage a sense of well-being — usually used with up < went back to the hotel to freshen up before going out to dinner > < went to her room to freshen after the long night and day journey — James Reynolds > *transitive verb* 1. : to make fresh: as a. : to separate (as water) from saline ingredients : make less salty < freshen salt fish > b. : to make fresher, newer, or more interesting in appearance or constitution : make brighter, more vivid, or stronger in color or vitality — sometimes used with up; also : refresh, revive < like a wind of morning rising from the sea, it stirred his hair and freshened him — R.O.Bowen > < in season pink and white dogwood freshen the scene — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania > < the sun departed, leaving the soothing fingers of the darkness to freshen up the herbage and cool down the hot sands — Myrtle R. White > < crews of painters are now freshening up several of the buildings — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News > < the gown that she wore … was very old, though some attempt had been made to freshen it — Edith Sitwell > c. : to give (tissues) a fresh raw surface (as by scraping fibrous tissue from a fracture site) especially to promote union and healing d. : to improve (a stale drink) by adding fresh matter < poured some more coffee in the cup to freshen it > < freshen the highball with more ice > 2. : to put (as oysters or clams) in fresher water 3. a. : to relieve (as a rope) by change of place or position where friction causes wear b. : shift, redistribute < freshen a ship's ballast > 4. : to improve the appearance or restore or increase the sense of well-being of (oneself) by freshening — usually used with up
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