lighten
gb/lˈaɪtən/ us/lˈaɪtən/
B1
Anh
könnyít, világosabbá tesz, világosít, oldja a hangulatot, feldobja a hangulatot, enyhít, enyhül, alábbhagy
ĐỘNG TỪ
B1
1
könnyít
B1
Mẫu sử dụng:
lighten [something]
We lightened our suitcases by leaving the boots at home.
Úgy könnyítettünk a bőröndjeinken, hogy a csizmákat otthon hagytuk.
If you want to carry it farther, you’ll need to lighten the box.
Ha messzebbre akarod vinni, könnyítened kell a dobozon.
They lightened the boat by throwing extra gear onto the shore.
Ví dụ cho người học
I need to lighten my bag.
Könnyítenem kell a táskámon.
We lightened the suitcase before the flight.
A repülőút előtt könnyítettünk a bőröndön.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Don’t confuse with lighten meaning “make brighter” or “make a color paler.”
Nghĩa
make something less heavy
Cụm từ đi kèm
lighten the load
|lighten a suitcase
|lighten a bag
|lighten a backpack
|lighten the boat
|lighten the weight
|lighten the box
|lighten your luggage
Từ đồng nghĩa
reduce (More general; not only about weight.)
|
make lighter (Direct paraphrase; very common in explanations.)
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unload (Focuses on removing carried items/cargo.)
Từ trái nghĩa
weigh down (Makes something heavier or harder to carry.)
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load (Adds weight or cargo.)
Chủ đề
daily_life
|travel
|shopping
Định nghĩa
To make something not so heavy.
To make something weigh less, usually by removing part of it or reducing its contents.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B2
2
világosít
B1
Mẫu sử dụng:
lighten [place/image/screen]
A skylight would really lighten this kitchen.
Egy tetőablak igazán világosabbá tenné ezt a konyhát.
Can you lighten the photo a bit? It’s too dark to see their faces.
Tudnál kicsit világosítani a fotón? Túl sötét, nem látni az arcukat.
She moved the lamp to lighten the corner of the room.
Ví dụ cho người học
Open the curtains to lighten the room.
Húzd el a függönyöket, hogy világosabb legyen a szoba.
I lightened the picture on my phone.
Világosabbá tettem a képet a telefonomon.
Lỗi thường gặp:
In photo editing, lighten means increase brightness, not change weight.
Nghĩa
make something brighter
Cụm từ đi kèm
lighten a room
|lighten the hallway
|lighten the image
|lighten a photo
|lighten the background
|lighten the screen
|lighten the scene
|lighten the shadows
Từ đồng nghĩa
brighten (The most direct synonym for increasing brightness.)
|
illuminate (More formal; emphasizes providing light.)
|
light up (Often suggests turning on lights or sudden brightness.)
Từ trái nghĩa
darken (Makes something less bright.)
|
dim (Reduces brightness, often slightly.)
Chủ đề
home
|technology
|art_design
Định nghĩa
To make something brighter.
To make something brighter by adding light or increasing brightness, especially of a room, image, or scene.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B2
3
világosít
B1
Mẫu sử dụng:
lighten [color/hair] (to [shade])
She decided to lighten her hair for the summer.
Úgy döntött, nyárra világosít a haján.
Add a little white to lighten the green.
Adj hozzá egy kis fehéret, hogy világosabb legyen a zöld.
The designer chose a lighter fabric to lighten the overall look of the room.
Ví dụ cho người học
I want to lighten my hair.
Világosítani szeretnék a hajamon.
We can lighten the paint with white.
Fehérrel világosíthatjuk a festéket.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Lighten (color) is about shade; it doesn’t mean “turn on a light.”
Nghĩa
make a color paler
Cụm từ đi kèm
lighten your hair
|lighten the shade
|lighten the blue
|lighten the paint
|lighten the color
|lighten the tone
|lighten highlights
|lighten the walls
Từ đồng nghĩa
pale (Often used for making something look less dark, especially skin or color.)
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bleach (Stronger; specifically uses chemicals, often for hair/fabric.)
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dilute (Used for paint/ink; suggests adding liquid or white.)
Từ trái nghĩa
darken (Makes a color deeper or less light.)
|
deepen (Makes a color richer/darker.)
Chủ đề
appearance
|art_design
|beauty
Định nghĩa
To make a color more light (more pale).
To make a color lighter or less dark, for example by adding white or using bleach or dye.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B2
4
Mẫu sử dụng:
lighten [the mood/atmosphere] (with [something])
He made a joke to lighten the mood.
Mondott egy viccet, hogy oldja a hangulatot.
Music helped lighten the atmosphere after the argument.
A zene segített oldani a légkört a vita után.
She tried to lighten the conversation by changing the subject.
Ví dụ cho người học
A joke can lighten the mood.
Egy vicc oldhatja a hangulatot.
Let’s play music to lighten things up.
Tegyünk be zenét, hogy feldobjuk a hangulatot.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Lighten (the mood) is not the same as “light” (set on fire) or “lighten” (make brighter).
Nghĩa
make mood less serious
Cụm từ đi kèm
lighten the mood
|lighten the atmosphere
|lighten the tone
|lighten the conversation
|lighten the tension
|lighten things up
|lighten the moment
Từ đồng nghĩa
cheer up (Often focuses on improving feelings, especially after sadness.)
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liven up (Adds energy and fun, not just reducing tension.)
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ease (Focuses on reducing tension or awkwardness.)
Từ trái nghĩa
sober (Makes the mood more serious.)
|
tense (Creates or increases tension.)
Chủ đề
emotions
|social
|communication
Định nghĩa
To make people feel more relaxed and happy.
To make a situation or conversation feel more relaxed, cheerful, or less tense.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B2
5
Mẫu sử dụng:
lighten [a burden/workload/pressure/pain]
Hiring an assistant would lighten her workload.
Egy asszisztens felvétele könnyítene a munkaterhén.
The new subsidy is meant to lighten the financial pressure on families.
Az új támogatás célja, hogy enyhítse a családokra nehezedő anyagi nyomást.
A warm bath helped lighten the pain in his back.
Ví dụ cho người học
This will lighten my workload.
Ez könnyít majd a munkaterhemen.
Medicine can lighten the pain.
A gyógyszer enyhítheti a fájdalmat.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Lighten is less direct than fix/solve; it usually means reduce, not remove completely.
Nghĩa
make a burden less severe
Cụm từ đi kèm
lighten the burden
|lighten the workload
|lighten the pressure
|lighten the strain
|lighten the pain
|lighten the impact
|lighten the cost
|lighten the financial load
Từ đồng nghĩa
ease (Very common; emphasizes making something less hard to bear.)
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relieve (Stronger; often used for pain, stress, or responsibility.)
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alleviate (More formal; common in writing about problems or pain.)
Từ trái nghĩa
worsen (Makes a problem or burden more severe.)
|
intensify (Increases strength, pressure, or pain.)
Chủ đề
work
|health
|money
|emotions
Định nghĩa
To make a difficult thing easier or smaller.
To reduce something unpleasant or difficult to deal with, such as a burden, workload, responsibility, pain, or financial pressure.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B2
6
Mẫu sử dụng:
[something] lightens
The rain finally lightened after lunch.
Ebéd után végre alábbhagyott az eső.
Traffic began to lighten once the accident was cleared.
Miután elhárították a baleset okozta akadályt, ritkulni kezdett a forgalom.
As the deadline moved, the pressure gradually lightened.
Ví dụ cho người học
The rain lightened in the afternoon.
Délután alábbhagyott az eső.
Traffic lightened after 7 p.m.
Este 7 után ritkult a forgalom.
Lỗi thường gặp:
In this meaning, lighten is intransitive (no object): “The rain lightened.”
Nghĩa
become less heavy or intense
Cụm từ đi kèm
the rain lightened
|the wind lightened
|the storm lightened
|traffic lightened
|the workload lightened
|the mood lightened
|the pressure lightened
Từ đồng nghĩa
ease (Very common for rain, pain, or pressure becoming less strong.)
|
let up (Informal; especially for rain or bad conditions stopping or becoming less strong.)
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subside (More formal; suggests a gradual decrease.)
Từ trái nghĩa
worsen (Becomes more severe.)
|
intensify (Becomes stronger or heavier.)
Chủ đề
weather
|transport
|daily_life
Định nghĩa
To become less strong or less heavy.
To become less heavy, less intense, or less severe, especially of rain, wind, traffic, or a difficult situation.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
lighten
IPA
GB/lˈaɪtən/
US/lˈaɪtən/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
light - en (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (light)
Các dạng từ
Verb
- Base: lighten
- 3rd Person Singular: lightens
- Present Participle: lightening
- Past: lightened
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
lighten the blow
1/lˈaɪtən ðə blˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
make bad news less painful
To make bad news easier to hear.
Ví dụ
- They offered him a generous severance package to lighten the blow.
- She tried to lighten the blow by starting with some good news.
- Humor can sometimes lighten the blow of an awkward situation.
Ví dụ cho người học
- A gift can lighten the blow.
- He apologized to lighten the blow.
lighten the load
1/lˈaɪtən ðə lˈoʊd/
fixed phrase
reduce work or burden
To make someone’s work or burden smaller.
Ví dụ
- I’ll take the first shift to lighten the load for the rest of the team.
- A few small donations can help lighten the load for families in crisis.
- She asked her coworker to handle the calls to lighten her load.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Let me help to lighten the load.
- We can share tasks to lighten the load.
lighten the mood
1/lˈaɪtən ðə mˈud/
fixed phrase
make atmosphere more relaxed
To make people feel less tense.
Ví dụ
- He told a funny story to lighten the mood.
- She tried to lighten the mood, but everyone stayed quiet.
- A bit of music can really lighten the mood during a long meeting.
Ví dụ cho người học
- A joke can lighten the mood.
- Music lightens the mood.
lighten up
1/lˈaɪtən ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
informal
relax; be less serious
To relax and not be so serious.
Ví dụ
- Lighten up—he was only joking.
- She needs to lighten up and stop worrying about every detail.
- I was trying to lighten him up, but it didn’t work.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Lighten up!
- Please lighten up a little.
lighten up on
1/lˈaɪtən ˈʌp ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
informal
be less strict or critical
To be less strict or less angry with someone.
Ví dụ
- Lighten up on your brother—he’s doing his best.
- The coach finally lightened up on them after the tournament ended.
- Try to lighten up on yourself when you make small mistakes.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Please lighten up on me.
- She needs to lighten up on her kids.