darkening

英 [ˈdɑːkənɪŋ]

美 [ˈdɑːrkənɪŋ]

v.  (使)变暗，变黑; (使)忧郁，生气，不快
darken的现在分词

现在分词：darkening　

BNC.23698 / COCA.19550

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)变黑;(使)变深;(使)变暗
  If somethingdarkensor if a person or thingdarkensit, it becomes darker.
  1. The sky darkened abruptly...
     天突然暗了下来。
  2. She had put on her make-up and darkened her eyelashes.
     她已化好妆，并涂黑了睫毛。
• V-ERG (使)变得阴郁;(使)心情沉重
  If someone's mooddarkensor if somethingdarkenstheir mood, they suddenly become rather unhappy.
  1. My sunny mood suddenly darkened...
     我的好心情突然变得阴郁起来。
  2. Nothing was going to darken his mood today.
     今天什么都不会影响到他的心情。
• VERB (脸色)变阴沉;(面)有愠色
  If someone's facedarkens, they suddenly look angry.
  1. Rawley's face darkened again.
     罗利的脸色又阴沉下来。

英英释义

noun

• changing to a darker color
  Synonym:blackening

adj

• becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
  1. the darkening sky

双语例句

• Vignetting refers to the lightening or darkening of the edges of an image.
  虚光照是指增亮或是调暗图片的边缘。
• The condition can lead to permanent darkening of the skin, and in rare cases, damage that leads to skin cancers.
  这种疾病可能导致永久的皮肤变黑，并且在罕见的病例中，损害导致皮肤癌。
• On bright and calm days they lie in thousands on the now darkening water.
  在平和晴朗的日子里，千万片树叶落在此时色泽渐渐转暗的湖面上。
• Reduction in growth rate and vigour. Darkening of the leaves. Decreased drought resistance.
  生长速度和活力下降。叶色变暗。抗旱能力下降。
• This typically entails lightening/ darkening, sharpening, removal of dust and basic colour correction.
  这些包括调亮/暗、化、楚污点以及基本颜色校准。
• The stars and moon in The Starry Night are unusually bright, their light swirling above the darkening hills.
  《星夜》中的星星和月亮异常地明亮，它们的光亮在阴霾的山丘上打转。
• Back therefore to my darkening path again!
  因此重新回到我那暗淡的小径中来吧！
• With the economic picture darkening daily, the burden of preventing another slump is falling on the White House and Congress.
  随着经济形势每况愈下，防止经济二次探底的重担就落在了白宫和国会的肩上。
• She gazed at him, her eyes darkening with a curious expression of dislike and distrust as he silently turned away.
  她死盯着他，眼神越来越阴沉，显出一种对他又厌恶又怀疑的奇怪表情，这时他只好默不作声地把脸转了过去。
• Look for signs of a developing thunderstorm such as darkening skies, flashes of lightning or increasing wind.
  寻找雷暴来临的标志。例如：天空变暗、一道闪电或增强的风。