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lessen的中文翻译是什么意思

lessen

US/ˈlesn/
UK/ˈlesn/

vi. 变少，减少; 贬低，轻视，看不起

vt. 减少（某事物），缩小

lessen的柯林斯释义

V-ERG（使）缩小；（使）减少；（使）减轻

If something lessens or you lessen it, it becomes smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance.

  • He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is born...

    他习惯了妻子对他的百般关注，但孩子出生后这种关注就会不可避免地减少。

  • Make sure that your immunisations are up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness.

    要确保接种最新的疫苗，以降低患上严重疾病的危险。

lessen的英文释义

Verb

1. decrease in size, extent, or range;

  • The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
  • The cabin pressure fell dramatically
  • her weight fall to under a hundred pounds
  • his voice fell to a whisper

2. make smaller;

  • He decreased his staff

3. wear off or die down;

  • The pain subsided

lessen的同义词辨析

decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, dwindle

这些协词的共同含义是"减少，变少"。

  • decrease ： 指逐渐地、不断地减少。
  • diminish ： 侧重大小数量和重要性的不断减小，强调减小的部分。
  • lessen ： 普通用词，与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。
  • reduce ： 普通用词，含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。
  • dwindle ： 与decrease同义，指逐渐减小，但强调变得越来越少终至全无。

lessen的场景例句

Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.

经常运动有助于减轻痛感.

My virtues will grow daily and my wrongdoings will lessen day by day.

我的德行日日会有进步,过失天天会减少.

The Japanese should lessen their working hours.

日本人应该减少工作时数.

When eaten raw may cause upset stomach . Cooking can lessen toxicity.

不能生食. 煮过可以使毒素消失.

Most of them focused on how to lessen the cost and better the efficiency.

其中大多数都把降低成本,提高运作效率作为目标.

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lessen的词性变形

lessenslessenedlessening

lessen的近义词

v. 减去,使变少

subtractdecimatethinawaydeductouttakedeplete

v. 减少

batedecreasemitigaterelaxabatediminishlowerslackenmoderateebb

v. 减轻,缓和

soothequellunderestimateextenuateallaymodifytempersoftpedaleaserelievepalliatemoderatemollifyassuageappeaselightenalleviate

v. 缩小,收缩,删节

reduceconstrictnarrowcondenseclipcontractabbreviateminifyshrinktruncateshortencutcurtailshortretrenchpareabridge

v. 贬低

dwindlefadedeclineawaywasteattenuatewanedecaymeltfaillanguishweakenerodewithershrivel

其他释义

loosensubsideminimizedepresstapersilencesoften

lessen的反义词

vt. & vi. 变小;减少;减低

raiseincrease

其他释义

raiseincrease