v.使(某物)更明亮( lighten的过去式和过去分词 );变得更光明;
例句:
The painter lightened the color with white.
油漆工用白色调淡颜色.
A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the cellar.
一支孤烛照亮着黑暗的地窖.
They lightened the ship's cargo.
他们减轻了船上的载货.