blacken

verb

🔊/ˈblækən/

Verb Forms

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/

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[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一排排黑牙
- There was a row of brick houses, blackened by smoke.一排排砖房被烟熏黑了。
- The fruit blackens and spoils rather quickly.水果变黑并很快变质。
[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。🔊🔊