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.
雙語例句
1. You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken.
你得把番茄烤到皮變黑為止。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They're trying to blacken our name.
他們企圖敗壞我們的名聲。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Don't blacken my name by spreading rumors.
不要散播流言,破壞我的名譽.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Clouds blacken the heavens.
云遮暗了天.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
5. Blacken'is a causative verb meaning cause to become black '.