英语词组Lightened Up是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

lighten up

1. To brighten something in color. I think some new highlights will lighten up your hair and really refresh your look.

2. To act less seriously or sternly. In this usage, "lighten up" is a set phrase. A: "I think he definitely needs to be grounded." B: "Oh, lighten up—it's not like you never made stupid mistakes as a kid."

3. To cause someone or something to become less serious or stern. It's a funeral—nothing you do will lighten up the mood.

lighten something up

to make something lighter or brighter. Some white paint will lighten this room up a lot. The sunlight came in and lightened up the kitchen.

lighten up (on someone or something)

to be less rough and demanding or rude with someone or something. Please lighten up on her. You are being very cruel. You are too harsh. Lighten up.

lighten up

to become lighter or brighter. (See also (on someone or something)">lighten up (on someone or something).) We applied a new coat of white paint to the walls, and the room lightened up considerably. The sky is beginning to lighten up a little.

lighten up

Become or cause to become less serious or gloomy, and more cheerful. For example, Lighten up, Sam-it'll turn out all right. This slangy expression transfers reducing a physical weight to a change of mood or attitude.

lighten up

1. To make something appear lighter in shade: The artist lightened up the paint by mixing in some white. Those mirrors really lighten the room up.

2. To become lighter in shade: These pants are too dark now, but they will lighten up after they've been washed a lot.

3. To make something more pleasant and less serious or depressing: The jokes lightened up the tone of the meeting. I didn't mean to be disrespectful—I was just trying to lighten things up.

4. To take matters less seriously: Everything will work out fine, so stop worrying and lighten up.

lighten up

Don’t be so serious, relax. Originally, this slangy imperative, dating from the 1940s, meant to calm down, but in succeeding decades it took on its present meaning. Tracy Kidder had it in Among Schoolchildren (1989): “Me and my precious schedules . . . I’ve got to lighten up. Chill out.”

词组	Lightened Up
释义	(redirected from Lightened Up) lighten up 1. To brighten something in color. I think some new highlights will lighten up your hair and really refresh your look. 2. To act less seriously or sternly. In this usage, "lighten up" is a set phrase. A: "I think he definitely needs to be grounded." B: "Oh, lighten up—it's not like you never made stupid mistakes as a kid." 3. To cause someone or something to become less serious or stern. It's a funeral—nothing you do will lighten up the mood. lighten something up to make something lighter or brighter. Some white paint will lighten this room up a lot. The sunlight came in and lightened up the kitchen. lighten up (on someone or something) to be less rough and demanding or rude with someone or something. Please lighten up on her. You are being very cruel. You are too harsh. Lighten up. lighten up to become lighter or brighter. (See also (on someone or something)">lighten up (on someone or something).) We applied a new coat of white paint to the walls, and the room lightened up considerably. The sky is beginning to lighten up a little. lighten up Become or cause to become less serious or gloomy, and more cheerful. For example, Lighten up, Sam-it'll turn out all right. This slangy expression transfers reducing a physical weight to a change of mood or attitude. lighten up v. 1. To make something appear lighter in shade: The artist lightened up the paint by mixing in some white. Those mirrors really lighten the room up. 2. To become lighter in shade: These pants are too dark now, but they will lighten up after they've been washed a lot. 3. To make something more pleasant and less serious or depressing: The jokes lightened up the tone of the meeting. I didn't mean to be disrespectful—I was just trying to lighten things up. 4. To take matters less seriously: Everything will work out fine, so stop worrying and lighten up. lighten up Don’t be so serious, relax. Originally, this slangy imperative, dating from the 1940s, meant to calm down, but in succeeding decades it took on its present meaning. Tracy Kidder had it in Among Schoolchildren (1989): “Me and my precious schedules . . . I’ve got to lighten up. Chill out.”
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