darken 音标拼音: [d'ɑrkən]
vi . 变深,暗下来;
vt . 弄暗,使模糊
变深,暗下来;弄暗,使模糊
darken v 1 :
become dark or darker ; "
The sky darkened " [
ant : {
lighten },
{
lighten up }]
2 :
tarnish or stain ; "
a scandal that darkened the family '
s good name "
3 :
make dark or darker ; "
darken a room " [
ant : {
brighten },
{
lighten }, {
lighten up }]
Darken \
Dark "
en \ (
d [
aum ]
rk "'
n ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Darkened }
(-'
nd );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Darkening } (-
n *[
i ^]
ng ).] [
AS .
deorcian .
See {
Dark },
a .]
1 .
To make dark or black ;
to deprive of light ;
to obscure ;
as ,
a darkened room .
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They [
locusts ]
covered the face of the whole earth ,
so that the land was darkened . --
Ex .
x .
15 .
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So spake the Sovran Voice ;
and clouds began To darken all the hill . --
Milton .
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2 .
To render dim ;
to deprive of vision .
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Let their eyes be darkened ,
that they may not see .
--
Rom .
xi .
10 .
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3 .
To cloud ,
obscure ,
or perplex ;
to render less clear or intelligible .
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Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darkenhis foresight . --
Bacon .
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Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge ? --
Job .
xxxviii .
2 .
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4 .
To cast a gloom upon .
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With these forced thoughts ,
I prithee ,
darken not The mirth of the feast . --
Shak .
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5 .
To make foul ;
to sully ;
to tarnish .
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I must not think there are Evils enough to darken all his goodness . --
Shak .
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Darken \
Dark "
en \,
v .
i .
To grow or darker .
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139 Moby Thesaurus words for "
darken ":
attaint ,
bandage ,
beat down ,
becloud ,
bedarken ,
bedaub ,
bedazzle ,
bedim ,
befog ,
begloom ,
bemist ,
benight ,
besmear ,
besmirch ,
besmoke ,
bestain ,
black ,
black out ,
blacken ,
blackwash ,
blanch ,
blind ,
blind the eyes ,
blindfold ,
block the light ,
blot ,
blot out ,
blotch ,
blur ,
blush ,
brand ,
brown ,
cast a shadow ,
cast down ,
change color ,
charcoal ,
clabber up ,
cloud ,
cloud over ,
cloud up ,
color ,
cork ,
crimson ,
damp ,
dampen ,
dampen the spirits ,
darken over ,
darkle ,
dash ,
daub ,
daze ,
dazzle ,
deject ,
denigrate ,
depress ,
deprive of sight ,
dim ,
dim out ,
dinge ,
dirty ,
discolor ,
discourage ,
dishearten ,
dispirit ,
dusk ,
ebonize ,
eclipse ,
encloud ,
encompass with shadow ,
enmist ,
excecate ,
flush ,
fog ,
glare ,
gloam ,
gloom ,
glow ,
gouge ,
grow dark ,
grow dim ,
haze ,
hoodwink ,
ink ,
knock down ,
look black ,
lower ,
lower the spirits ,
make blind ,
mantle ,
mark ,
melanize ,
mist ,
murk ,
nigrify ,
nubilate ,
obfuscate ,
obnubilate ,
obscure ,
obumbrate ,
occult ,
occultate ,
opaque ,
oppress ,
overcast ,
overcloud ,
overshadow ,
oversmoke ,
pale ,
press down ,
redden ,
sadden ,
scorch ,
sear ,
shade ,
shadow ,
singe ,
sink ,
slubber ,
slur ,
smear ,
smirch ,
smog ,
smoke ,
smudge ,
smut ,
smutch ,
snow -
blind ,
soil ,
somber ,
soot ,
strike blind ,
taint ,
tarnish ,
turn color ,
turn pale ,
turn red ,
weigh heavy upon ,
weigh upon ,
whiten
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