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Blacken Spreading Make Black Dark Colour   [V N

英语单词 blacken
英美音标 英 ['blækən] 美 ['blækən]
中文释义 v.(使)变黑;诽谤
英语例句 (1) The smoke had blackened the white walls of the kitchen.
(2) The sky blackened.
(3) Don't blacken my name by spreading rumours.
(4) She attempts to blacken her ex-husband's character.
中文例句 (1) 烟把厨房白色的墙壁熏黑了。
(2) 天空变得一片漆黑。
(3) 别散布谣言败坏我的名声。
(4) 她企图毁谤她前夫的品格。
柯林斯解释
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)变黑;弄黑;涂黑 To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
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  • The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth...

    下町的已婚女性还保留着把牙齿涂黑的习俗。

  • You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken.

    你得把番茄烤到皮变黑为止。

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[VERB 动词]诬蔑;玷污;给…抹黑 If someone blackens your character, they make other people believe that you are a bad person.
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  • He accused him of knowingly spreading falsehoods in an effort to blacken my character...

    他指控他蓄意散布虚假信息以玷污我的人格。

  • They're trying to blacken our name.

    他们企图败坏我们的名声。

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