darkening
present participle ofdarken
| 单词 | darkening |
| 释义 | darkening present participle ofdarken darken verb uk/ˈdɑː.kən/us/ˈdɑːr.kən/darkenverb(GET DARKER)[I] (of aplaceor thesky) tobecomedark: Theskydarkened asthicksmokebillowedfrom theblazingoilwell. [I] tobecomedarkordarkerincolour: Thestainson thewallhave darkened andexpanded. [T] to make aplacedark, forexamplebyturningofflights: Close theblindsto darken theroom, andleaveheralone. [T] to make somethingbecomedarkerincolour: Thesunhad darkened hisskin. |