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

• Bats flitted about in the darkening sky.
  蝙蝠在越来越暗的天空中飞来飞去。
• 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。
• 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。
• It seemed to draw light out of the darkening earth, for as it rose, the hills and valleys below grew dimmer.
  它似乎吸收了渐渐转暗的大地的光亮，因为随着它的升起，下面的丘陵山谷变得愈来愈暗淡朦胧。
• They paused in their preparations to watch it climb higher and higher, now black against the rapidly darkening sky, until it vanished over a nearby mountain.
  他们暂时停止了准备工作，看着它越飞越高，黑色的身影映在迅速暗下来的天空中，直到消失在不远处的山峰后。
• He studied the contour of her face, silhouetted against the darkening sky.
  他仔细端详她的脸在夜空中的映出的轮廓线。
• The shadow of the moon can be seen darkening part of earth.
  月亮的影子可以在被黑暗笼罩的地球表面看见。
• Sensitivity and darkening can be adjusted for better look.
  敏感性和变暗可以调整更好的照顾。
• 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。
• Adsorption Properties of Palygorskite Supported Anionic-cationic Surfactant for Methyl Orange Then they topped the rise and before them lay the oaks of Tara, a towering dark mass against the darkening sky.
  坡缕石负载阴-阳表面活性剂对甲基橙的吸附行为后来，他们总算爬到了坡顶，塔拉的橡树在就在眼前，黑糊糊的一大片高耸在阴沉的天空下。