lighten up
短语
大学
别那么严肃; 别抱怨; 别担忧; 使生动活泼
发音
AU
词形变化
lightened up
lightening up
lightens up
三单
lightens up
lightening up
现在分词
lightened up
过去式
lightened up
过去分词
释义与例句
v.
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1.
To make (something) or to become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax.
习语 不及物 及物I wish he'd lighten up a bit and realize that we were only joking.
The mood at work has been tense, so he's looking for ways to lighten it up.
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2.
To lighten (something): to decrease its weight.
及物Near-synonym: slim down
He can't get any more power out of it [his drag racer], so now he's looking for ways to lighten it up.