lighten2 /'laitn; 'laitn/ vt, vi 1 [VP6A] make light or bright: 使亮; 使光萌： A solitary candle ~ed the darkness of the cellar. 一枝孤?tīng)T照耀著黑暗的地窖。 2 [VP2A] become light or bright: 變亮; 變光明： The eastern sky ~ed. 東方的天空亮了。 3 [VP2A] send out lightning: 閃電： It's thundering and ~ing. .. 雷電交作。