blacken
verb /ˈblækən/
/ˈblækən/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they blacken | /ˈblækən/ /ˈblækən/ |
| he / she / it blackens | /ˈblækənz/ /ˈblækənz/ |
| past simple blackened | /ˈblækənd/ /ˈblækənd/ |
| past participle blackened | /ˈblækənd/ /ˈblækənd/ |
| -ing form blackening | /ˈblækənɪŋ/ /ˈblækənɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] blacken (something) to make something black; to become black
（使）变黑 - Their faces were blackened with soot.
他们满脸煤灰。 - Smoke had blackened the walls.
烟把墙壁都熏黑了。 - rows of blackened teeth
一排排发黑的牙齿 - There was a row of brick houses, blackened by smoke.
有一排被烟熏黑了的砖房。 - The fruit blackens and spoils rather quickly.
水果很快变黑变坏。
- Their faces were blackened with soot.
- [transitive] blacken somebody’s name/reputation/character to say unpleasant things that give people a bad opinion of somebody
抹黑；丑化；败坏…的名誉 - He accused the newspaper of trying to blacken his name.
他指责报纸企图败坏他的名声。
- He accused the newspaper of trying to blacken his name.