brighten

中英词典：brighten

形容词：

名词：

词语辨析：

1. brighten和lighten都有“变亮”之意，但lighten更常用于形容天空、颜色等的变亮；

2. brighten和cheer都有“使愉快”之意，但cheer更偏重于心情或精神上的愉快。

词汇扩充：

1. brightened：变亮的（过去分词）

2. brightening：变亮；使愉快（现在分词/动名词）

近义词：

1. illuminate

2. lighten

3. gladden

4. cheer

5. enliven

反义词：

1. darken

2. dull

3. sadden

柯林斯词典：

brighten (ˈbraɪtn)

动词

1. 使明亮；使变亮

2. 使快活；使高兴

3. （天气）变好

牛津词典：

brighten (ˈbrʌɪtn)

动词

1. 使变亮；使发光

2. 使愉快；使振奋

3. （天气）变好

用法：

1. brighten up：变得更加愉快、活跃或明亮

2. brighten someone's day/mood：使某人开心或心情愉快

3. brighten something with something：用某物使某物更明亮或更有吸引力

例句：

1. The sun brightened the room.
2. Her smile brightened my day.
3. The weather brightened up after the rain.
4. Could you brighten the photo a bit?
5. The flowers brightened the room.
6. We need to brighten up this dull room.
7. The news brightened his mood.
8. She brightened at the thought of seeing her family again.
9. He tried to brighten her spirits with a joke.
10. The sky began to brighten as the clouds cleared.
11. The teacher brightened when she saw the students' enthusiasm.
12. We brightened the room with colorful decorations.
13. Her dress brightened her appearance.
14. The music brightened the atmosphere of the party.
15. The children's laughter brightened the park.
16. The sunrise brightened the horizon.
17. I added some lemon juice to brighten up the flavor of the dish.
18. Let's brighten up this room with some new curtains.
19. Her smile always brightens my day.
20. We need something to brighten the mood in here.
21. The rain stopped and the sky brightened up.
22. He added a touch of pink to brighten the painting.