Blacken Meaning in English
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释义
To make something black or darker, usually by burning or staining; also used to mean damaging someone's reputation by saying false or unfair things.
用法与细微差别
'Blacken' can be used for physical appearance (burnt food, smoke stains) and for ruining reputation (often in a formal or literary sense: 'blacken someone's name'). Not common in everyday speech for reputation damage—'slander' and 'defame' are more legal terms. Usually transitive.
例句
The smoke began to blacken the white walls.
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Overcooking will blacken the bread.
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He tried to blacken my name with lies.
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The fire completely blackened the kitchen ceiling.
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Some people will do anything to blacken a competitor’s reputation.
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Watch the grill—don’t let the fish blacken like last time!
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