c. 1200, "become black or dark;" early 14c., "make black, darken, dye (hair);" see black + -en (1). Figurative sense of "to besmirch" (with dishonor, etc.) is from early 15c. Related: Blackened; blackening.
双语例句
1. You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken.
你得把番茄烤到皮变黑为止。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They're trying to blacken our name.
他们企图败坏我们的名声。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Don't blacken my name by spreading rumors.
不要散播流言,破坏我的名誉.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Clouds blacken the heavens.
云遮暗了天.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. Blacken'is a causative verb meaning cause to become black '.
