blacken

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vt. 使变黑, 诽谤 vi. 变黑

发音

US /ˈblækən/

词形变化

blackened blackenest blackeneth blackening blackens 三单 blackens blackening 现在分词 blackened 过去式 blackened 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

使变黑；诽谤，诋毁

动词

变黑

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause to be or become black.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To become black.

    不及物

    The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in.

  3. 3.

    To make dirty.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To defame or sully.

  5. 5.

    To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 6

black char scorch sear melanise melanize

反义词 1

whiten

上位词 5

burn color colour discolor discolour

下位词 2

singe swinge

词源

From Middle English blaknen, blakkenen, equivalent to black + -en (verbal suffix).

来源：wiktionary