darkening

基本解釋

As I was walking back to the trolley in the darkening streets — The Wall Street Journal was then at 44 Broad Street — the newsboys were all out on the streets shouting their extras.
當我走向回家的電車時，大街上正在漸漸變暗——當時華爾街日報位于寬街44號——那些報童們都在街上，大聲的叫賣著報紙增刊。
They help the menu or window stand out from the background by reinforcing its dimensions. They also block out the noise of the content beneath the window by darkening the area around it with a shadow.
這些陰影通過增加菜單或者窗口的維度來使它們變得醒目，同時也能來把這塊區(qū)域變暗以阻止下方內(nèi)容的干擾。
Computer screens are darkening in China, and it’s not because the nation’s netizens are powering down.
中國的電腦屏幕暗下來了，這并不是因為這個國家的網(wǎng)民關(guān)掉了電源。
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He said the darkening of the Martian surface during some times of the year was caused by the growth of plants.
Coffin that passes through lanes and streets, Through day and night with the great cloud darkening the land.
It was like the cry of a lost child in the far deep of the darkening forest!

It may be—but a weighty cloud has been darkening over it for some time.
ECONOMIST: Just when it looked safe

If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
If someone's mood darkens or if something darkens their mood, they suddenly become unhappy.