lighten

• If lightening struck the conductor, it would travel down the wire to the ground .
  如果闪电击中避雷器，它就会沿着导线传到地面。
• The crew threw everything movable overboard to lighten the plane .
  为了减轻飞机重量，机上的人员把一切可以移动的东西都扔出机舱。
• A point of gold appeared above the sea and at once all the sky lightened .
  海的上方又出现了微微的金光，瞬息之间整个天空亮堂起来。
• His heart lightened in spite of himself when they lost sight of edinburgh .
  当爱丁堡从他们眼帘中消失后，他的内心不由自主地感到轻松。
• To lighten the atmosphere, byron asked slote about the workings of the embassy .
  为了缓和一下空气，拜伦问起斯鲁特大使馆里的工作情况。
• If i covered a mirror when a storm was raging, the lightening would not strike me .
  如果出现暴风骤雨时，我把镜子盖上，闪电就不会击我。
• Francis burdett succeeded in lightening the excessive severity of the penal laws .
  弗朗西丝伯迪脱成功地减轻了极其严厉刑法时的凶杀案。
• The slow days drifted on, and each left behind it a slightly lightened weight of apprehension .
  缓慢的日子一天天混过去了，每过一天，都稍微减轻了一分恐惧心理的担负。
• Congress endeavored to lighten the taxpayers ' burden
  国会努力减轻纳税人的负担。