lessened
adj. 減少的,減弱的
v. 變少( lessen的過去式和過去分詞 ); 減少(某事物)
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...
他習慣了妻子對他的百般關注,但孩子出生後這種關注就會不可避免地減少。
Make sure that your immunisations are up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness.
要確保接種最新的疫苗,以降低患上嚴重疾病的危險。
1. impaired by diminution
2. decreased in severity; made less harsh
The pain had lessened in the night, but so had his lucidity.
夜裡他的痛苦是減輕了,但人也不那麼清醒了。
The flight to suburbia lessened the number of middle - class families living within the city.
隨著遷往郊外的風行,住在城內的中產家庭減少了.
Anything that lessened concerns on that score would weaken deterrenee.
任何減少在這方面的關切,都將削弱對它的威懾.
Consequently, the temperature difference is lessened and heat exchange is reduced.
其結果溫度差別就減小了;熱交換減低了.
He lessened his brother's importance.
他貶抑他兄弟的重要性.