Jackson 150906 字尾en的動詞

字尾en的動詞(adj+en=verb) 使…變成…

tighten 使…變緊, 弄緊
The little girl is trying to tighten her shoelace.

widen 使…變寬
I have some ideas to widen this space a little.

harden 使…變堅硬
We added more flour to harden the cake.

soften 使…變柔軟
Use this lotion after bath will soften your skin.

brighten 使…變明亮
Light color wallpaper can brighten the room.

shorten使…變短
I need a pair of scissors so I can shorten the pipe.

whiten 使…變白
Women buy expensive cosmetics to whiten their faces.

sweeten 使…變甜
You can use honey to sweeten the food. It’s healthier.

lighten 使...變輕
We need to lighten our backpacks when climbing a mountain.

loosen 使...變鬆, 使...輕鬆, 鬆開
Do you know how to loosen the knot?

lengthen使…變長, 拉長
I lengthened my report by adding more adjectives to it.

straighten使…變直, 弄直
I straighten my hair everyday before I go out.