blacken

英 [ˈblækən]

美 [ˈblækən]

v.  (使)变黑; 抹黑; 丑化; 败坏…的名誉

过去分词：blackened　现在分词：blackening　过去式：blackened　第三人称单数：blackens　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14881 / COCA.15212

牛津词典

verb

• （使）变黑
  to make sth black; to become black
  1. Their faces were blackened with soot.
     他们满脸煤灰。
  2. Smoke had blackened the walls.
     烟把墙壁都熏黑了。
• 抹黑；丑化；败坏…的名誉
  to say unpleasant things that give people a bad opinion of sb
  1. He accused the newspaper of trying to blacken his name.
     他指责报纸企图败坏他的名声。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）变黑；弄黑；涂黑
  Toblackensomething means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something thatblackensbecomes black or very dark in colour.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 someoneblackensyour character, they make other people believe that you are a bad person.
  1. 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。
  2. They're trying to blacken our name.
     他们企图败坏我们的名声。

英英释义

verb

• make or become black
  1. The smoke blackened the ceiling
  2. The ceiling blackened
  Synonym:melanizemelanisenigrifyblack
• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
  1. The cook blackened the chicken breast
  2. The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
  3. the flames scorched the ceiling
  Synonym:charsearscorch

双语例句

• I don't want to blacken his name, but they say he's involved in a crime.
  我不想进行人身攻击，但他们说他和一件犯罪案有牵连。
• The doctor explains how he can stitch up blood vessels in a healthy limb, causing it to blacken with gangrene over a few days.
  这名医生解释说，他可以将血管缝合到健康的肢体里，使肢体在数天之内因为坏疽而变黑。
• French spokesmen took pains not to blacken the image of their country.
  法国的发言人尽量小心以避免损坏他们国家的形象。
• That may explain Chinese men's compulsion to blacken hair, experts say.
  专家们认为，这或许可以解释为何中国男性如此热衷于将头发染黑。
• Blacken sb's character by insinuation.
  含沙射影地贬低某人的品格。
• Don't blacken his good name by spreading lies.
  不要散播谎言诋毁他的名声。
• The twilight had begun to whiten what was on high and to blacken all below.
  暮色的残晖正开始把上面的东西变白，下面的东西变黑。
• Leaves used for black tea ferment for days before they're heated, causing the leaves to blacken and many chemical changes to happen within them.
  而制作红茶的叶子会在被加热之前先进城数日的发酵，导致这些叶子变成黑色，并且在其中发成多种化学反应。
• A smear campaign to blacken the labour party.
  败坏工党名誉的诽谤性造谣活动。
• A pernicious campaign to blacken his character
  旨在诋毁他的人格的恶意宣传活动