Translations for „lighten“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

I . lighten¹ [ˈlaıtən] VB trans

1. lighten:

lighten

照亮 zhàoliàng

lighten

使明亮 shǐ míngliàng

2. lighten:

lighten

闪出 shǎnchū

lighten

闪电般发出 shǎndiànbān fāchū

3. lighten:

lighten

使变淡 shǐ biàndàn

lighten

调淡(色彩等) tiáodàn

II . lighten¹ [ˈlaıtən] VB intr

1. lighten:

lighten

发亮 fāliàng

lighten

变亮 biànliàng

2. lighten:

lighten

闪电 shǎndiàn

It thundered and lightened.

雷电交加。

lighten² [ˈlaıtən] VB trans, intr

1. lighten:

lighten

减轻(…的负担) jiǎnqīng

lighten a burden

减轻负担

2. lighten:

lighten

(使)变得轻松 biàn de qīngsōng

Usage examples with lighten

lighten a burden

减轻负担

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Moreover, how many lives could be saved by these lightening conductors depends on the height of these towers.

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He reduced the rate of revenue of the subjects and thereby lightened their burden.

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She cited group child care during the war as an example of what women could to lighten their own workloads.

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By dropping the stages which are no longer useful, the rocket lightens itself.

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The prime purpose of the fighting and existence loads concept is to lighten an infantry rifleman's load.

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Rice may be used to lighten the body and the mouthfeel, or increase alcohol content, or add a little sweetness.

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Every day she becomes closer to her brothers and lightens the spirit of their home.

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For aircraft usage, the bolt was lightened and the mechanism sped up from 500 rounds per minute to 800.

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The right-wing parties, by contrast, wished to reduce unemployment benefits while lightening the tax burden.

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Attempts to lighten her and get her off were unsuccessful and as the tide went out she fell over to larboard.

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