v.(使)變黑;誹謗
The smoke had blackened the white walls of the kitchen. 煙把廚房白色的墻壁黑熏了。
The sky blackened. 天空變得一片漆黑。
Don't blacken my name by spreading rumours. 別散布謠言敗壞我的名聲。
She attempts to blacken her ex-husband's character. 她企圖毀謗她前夫的品格。