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

• They also block out the noise of the content beneath the window by darkening the area around it with a shadow.
  它们利用阴影来暗化窗口周围的区域以达到降低窗口下面内容所引起的噪音。
• Look for signs of a developing thunderstorm such as darkening skies, flashes of lightning or increasing wind.
  寻找雷暴来临的标志。例如：天空变暗、一道闪电或增强的风。
• This typically entails lightening/ darkening, sharpening, removal of dust and basic colour correction.
  这些包括调亮/暗、化、楚污点以及基本颜色校准。
• 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。
• It was clouding over outside and the lake was darkening.
  外面阴云四布，湖上阴暗下来。
• By the sudden darkening of the skies and the thunder in the distance, we could tell that rain was imminent.
  天色突然暗了，再加上远处响起的雷声，我们知道快下雨了。
• On bright and calm days they lie in thousands on the now darkening water.
  在平和晴朗的日子里，千万片树叶落在此时色泽渐渐转暗的湖面上。
• 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。
• It's not a moment too soon, as the early south west monsoon rains are already darkening the sky.
  这一刻不会太久，因为天空已然暗下来，早期的西南季风雨已经来了。
• Burn: Used for shadows, darkening areas and for stippling.
  加深工具：用于处理影子，暗部和点画。