verb🔗Share照亮，使明亮 To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate."to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets"用灯或煤气照亮公寓；照亮街道appearanceenergyweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share变亮，照亮. To become brighter or clearer; to brighten."The sky is lightening after the storm. "暴风雨过后，天空正在变亮。weathernatureappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share闪电，发光。 To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to flash."The angry storm clouds began to lightening, flashing bright white streaks across the sky. "愤怒的乌云开始闪电，一道道耀眼的白色光芒划破天空。energyweathernaturephysicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share闪电般地发出，闪耀。 To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning."The magician, with a flourish, made the stage lightening with sparks and illusions. "魔术师挥手之间，舞台上闪电般地迸发出火花和幻象。weathernatureenergyphenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share启发，开导 To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten."The teacher's explanation was so clear, it was like she was lightening our understanding of the complex topic. "老师的讲解太清楚了，就好像她在启发我们，让我们一下子就明白了这复杂的课题。mindsoulphilosophyeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share减轻，缓和 To alleviate; to reduce the burden of."Sorrow can be lightened by being openly brought out."公开地倾诉可以减轻悲伤。aidmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share减轻，变轻。 To make light or lighter in weight."I am lightening my backpack by taking out unnecessary books. "我正在把一些不必要的书拿出来，以此来减轻我背包的重量。physicsnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share减轻，缓和 To make less serious or more cheerful."Telling a joke was my way of lightening the mood after the difficult exam. "考完那场难考的考试后，我讲个笑话是为了缓和一下气氛。mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share变轻，减轻。 To become light or lighter in weight."After I removed half the books from my backpack, it started lightening, making it easier to carry. "我从背包里拿出一半的书之后，背包开始变轻，背起来也更容易了。physicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share放松，减轻，放宽。 To become less serious or more cheerful."After the stressful exam, the atmosphere in the classroom started lightening as students realized it was finally over. "紧张的考试结束后，同学们意识到终于结束了，教室里的气氛也开始放松起来。mindemotioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share减轻，变淡 To descend; to light."The airplane is lightening to the airport runway. "飞机正在降落到机场跑道上。weathernatureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share胎儿下降感，轻松感 The sensation caused by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity before the onset of labour"Maria felt a definite lightening in the last few weeks of her pregnancy, making it easier for her to breathe even though she was still very uncomfortable. "在怀孕的最后几周，玛丽亚明显感觉到了一种“胎儿下降感”，让她呼吸更顺畅了，虽然她仍然很不舒服。physiologymedicinebodysensationfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share过驳，减载。 The removal of cargo (especially crude oil) from a vessel in order to reduce its draft"To allow the oil tanker to enter the shallow port, the lightening of its cargo to a smaller barge was necessary. "为了让油轮能够进入这个浅水港，必须进行过驳减载，将其一部分货物转移到一艘较小的驳船上。nauticalbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
