darkened
darkened — 形容詞
- darkenedpositive
- more darkenedcomparative
- most darkenedsuperlative
1. completely lacking light, or deliberately kept in shadow so that very little can
黑暗的
光線極少或被刻意遮蔽的
completely lacking light, or deliberately kept in shadow so that very little can be seen
Quinn waited inside the darkened room until her eyes slowly adjusted.
Quinn 待在黑暗的房間裡，直到眼睛慢慢適應。
collocation: darkened room
The darkened cinema was silent except for the projector's low hum.
漆黑的電影院裡一片寂靜，只聽得到放映機的低鳴聲。
Femi felt along the darkened hallway wall, unable to find the light switch.
Femi 摸著黑暗走廊的牆壁，找不到電燈開關。
Heavy curtains kept the bedroom darkened even at midday during the summer.
厚重的窗簾讓臥室即使在夏日正午也保持黑暗。
Minh could just make out a figure standing in the darkened doorway ahead.
Minh 勉強能辨認出前方黑暗門口站著一個人影。
collocation: darkened doorway
- darkened room
- darkened hallway
- darkened street
- darkened theatre
- darkened doorway
- darkened windows
- dim
suggests reduced light rather than near-total darkness
- shadowy
implies shapes are barely visible, often with an eerie feeling
- pitch-black
stronger and more emphatic — absolute absence of light
darkened — 動詞
- darkenedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- darkeneds3rd person singular
- darkeneding-ing form
- darkenededpast simple
1. to slowly lose light, so that things around you become harder to see
變暗
光線逐漸消失而變得難以看清
to slowly lose light, so that things around you become harder to see
The sky darkened so fast that Talia pulled over and turned on the headlights.
天色暗得很快，Talia 把車停到路邊並打開了車頭燈。
intransitive: sky darkened
Lukas sat on the porch as the fields around him slowly darkened into dusk.
Lukas 坐在門廊上，周圍的田野漸漸暗下來，進入了黃昏。
When the projector failed, the screen darkened and the audience began to murmur.
投影機故障時，螢幕暗了下來，觀眾開始低聲議論。
The water in the bay darkened as clouds covered the afternoon sun.
海灣的水面隨著雲層遮住午後的陽光而暗了下來。
- sky darkened
- room darkened
- screen darkened
- water darkened
文法句型
something darkens
用法筆記
Subject is usually the sky, a room, a screen, or a body of water.
常見錯誤
2. to turn sad, worried, or angry — used of a person's face, mood, or the feeling i
陰沉
情緒、表情或氣氛轉為沉重
to turn sad, worried, or angry — used of a person's face, mood, or the feeling in a room
Daichi's face darkened the moment he opened the letter from the hospital.
Daichi 一打開醫院寄來的信，臉色就沉了下來。
intransitive: someone's face/expression darkened
The children fell quiet when their grandfather's mood suddenly darkened at dinner.
祖父在晚餐時心情突然陰沉下來，孩子們都安靜了下來。
Diya tried to laugh it off but her eyes darkened with unmistakable anger.
Diya 試圖一笑置之，但眼神卻陰沉下來，透出無可否認的怒意。
The whole room's atmosphere darkened after the manager announced the budget cuts.
經理宣布削減預算後，整個房間的氣氛都變得沉重。
- face darkened
- expression darkened
- eyes darkened
- mood darkened
- atmosphere darkened
- brighten
to become visibly happier or more cheerful
文法句型
someone's mood / expression / face darkens
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a person's face, expression, eyes, or the mood of a group.
3. to deliberately make a colour deeper and less bright, for example by adding blac
加深
刻意使顏色變得更深沉
to deliberately make a colour deeper and less bright, for example by adding black paint or a darker shade
Paloma darkened her hair with a natural dye made from crushed walnut shells.
Paloma 用碎核桃殼製成的天然染劑將頭髮染深。
transitive: darken + hair/colour
The photographer darkened the edges of the portrait to draw attention to the face.
攝影師加深了肖像邊緣的色調，以便將注意力集中在臉部。
Esther darkened the pale blue walls with a second coat of deep navy paint.
Esther 用第二層深藍色油漆把淺藍色的牆壁加深了。
Tariq darkened the icing with cocoa powder until it matched the dark chocolate cake.
Tariq 用可可粉把糖霜調深，直到與黑巧克力蛋糕的顏色一致。
Tomás darkened the leather with oil, rubbing it in slow circles with a cloth.
Tomás 用油將皮革擦深，拿著布以慢圈的方式塗抹。
transitive: darken + wood/leather/surface
- darken hair
- darken paint
- darken wood
- darken leather
- darken a photo
文法句型
someone darkens something
用法筆記
Object is a colour, surface, or visual material. Distinguish from sense 1: here someone deliberately causes the change.
4. to reduce visibility or understanding, making something harder to see through or
遮蔽
使視線模糊或使理解困難
to reduce visibility or understanding, making something harder to see through or grasp
Thick fog darkened the road ahead until Omar could barely see the white line.
濃霧遮蔽了前方的道路，Omar 幾乎看不見白色標線。
transitive: fog/rain/smoke darkened the view
The lawyer's long explanation only darkened the jury's grasp of the key facts.
律師冗長的解釋反而遮蔽了陪審團對關鍵事實的理解。
Dust on the lens darkened every photo William took at the mountain lookout.
鏡頭上的灰塵遮蔽了 William 在山頂觀景臺拍的每張照片。
Heavy makeup darkened the actor's features so much I hardly recognised him.
濃妝遮蔽了那位演員的面貌，我幾乎認不出他來。
- darken the view
- darken understanding
- darken the meaning
- clarify
to make something easier to understand
- illuminate
to shed light on something, physically or figuratively
文法句型
something darkens something
用法筆記
Object can be a physical view or an abstract idea. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is transitive and the darkness actively blocks or confuses something specific.
5. to damage the good name or reputation of a person or organisation, often in a wa
玷污
損害名譽或正面形象
to damage the good name or reputation of a person or organisation, often in a way that cannot be undone
The tax scandal darkened the mayor's reputation beyond repair in her own hometown.
稅務醜聞玷污了市長的名譽，在自己的家鄉也無法挽回。
transitive: darken someone's reputation/name
One reckless mistake darkened a spotless military record built over two decades.
一次魯莽的錯誤玷污了二十多年來無懈可擊的軍旅紀錄。
Accusations of cheating darkened Omar's name among the university faculty and students.
作弊的指控玷污了 Omar 在大學師生中的名聲。
The failed project darkened the company's image in markets it had dominated for years.
失敗的專案玷污了公司在多年來主導的市場中的形象。
- darken someone's reputation
- darken someone's name
- darken a record
- darken an image
文法句型
something darkens someone's reputation / name / record
用法筆記
Object is always something abstract — a reputation, name, record, or legacy. Never used with physical objects.
6. to make a happy occasion or place suddenly feel sad, heavy, or hopeless
蒙上陰影
使原本愉快的事變得沉重
to make a happy occasion or place suddenly feel sad, heavy, or hopeless
News of the factory closure darkened what had been a joyful harvest festival.
工廠關閉的消息為原本歡樂的豐收節蒙上陰影。
transitive: darken an event/celebration
The threat of war darkened every family gathering that winter in the border town.
戰爭的威脅為邊境小鎮那年冬天所有的家庭聚會蒙上陰影。
A sudden death in the community darkened the holiday season for the entire village.
社區裡的突然離世為整個村莊的假期蒙上陰影。
Paloma's angry outburst darkened the farewell dinner, and guests left earlier than planned.
Paloma 怒氣沖沖的舉動為歡送晚宴蒙上陰影，賓客比預定時間提早離開了。
- darken a celebration
- darken the mood
- darken an occasion
- darken a gathering
- overshadow
one dominant negative event makes everything else feel insignificant
- dampen
reduces enthusiasm or excitement rather than spreading deep sadness
- cloud
less intense — a worry passes over rather than settling in
- brighten
to make an occasion feel happier or more hopeful
文法句型
something darkens an event / occasion / celebration
用法筆記
Object is an event, occasion, or place that was previously happy or hopeful. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 2 describes a person's mood changing; sense 6 describes an external event spreading gloom over a whole situation.
同根字
常見搭配
副詞搭配
- suddenly darkened
- gradually darkened
- slowly darkened
常用片語
- darkened into dusk
- darkened over time
介系詞搭配
- darkened by
- darkened with