slighten

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make or become slight; make or become less pronounced, less noticeable, or less obvious. ambitransitive
    — His smile slightened as if he knew they talked of him.
  2. To slight. transitive
    — […] as God forbid that anyone should hint a slightening word of what our sons and brothers are doing just now, and doing for us!
  3. To level out, smooth, or flatten. regional,transitive
    — to slighten the sheets out

词形变化

slightens present,singular,third-person slightening participle,present slightened participle,past slightened past

词源

From slight + -en. Related to German schlichten (“to smoothen”). More at slight.
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