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Blacken Make Black Dark Colour 英[ˈblækən 美[ˈblækən Vt.使变黑,把…弄黑;诽谤,诋毁;中伤(名誉等);Vi.变黑

单词 blacken
音标
英[ˈblækən] 美[ˈblækən]
解释
vt.使变黑,把…弄黑;诽谤,诋毁;中伤(名誉等);vi.变黑;
例句

V-ERG
(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.
例: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。
例:You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken.你得把番茄烤到皮变黑为止。

VERB
诬蔑;玷污;给…抹黑
If someone blackens your character, they make other people believe that you are a bad person.
例: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。
例:They're trying to blacken our name.他们企图败坏我们的名声。
变形
third:blackens~done:blackened~ing:blackening~past:blackened~

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