lessen 详细解释

lessen

['lesn]

v.减少, 减轻

vi.

变小, 变少; 减轻

The heat will lessen during the evening.

晚上热气会减弱。

vt.

1. 使变小, 使变少; 使减轻

The talk lessened the tension.

这次交谈缓和紧张局面。

2. 【古】藐视; 贬低

词形变化

动词过去式: lessened | 动词过去分词: lessened | 动词现在分词: lessening | 动词第三人称单数: lessens |

词义辨析

同义:

v.减少

abate  decrease  diminish  lower  mitigate  bate  ebb  moderate  relax  slacken

v.贬低

decline  wane  fade away  melt away  dwindle  weaken  attenuate  fail  languish  waste away  shrivel  wither  decay  erode

v.缩小, 收缩, 删节

reduce  retrench  minify  shrink  constrict  contract  narrow  pare  truncate  clip  condense  shorten  abridge  abbreviate  curtail  cut short

v.减轻, 缓和

allay  assuage  alleviate  palliate  appease  soothe  relieve  ease  mollify  lighten  quell  modify  moderate  temper  extenuate  softpedal  underestimate

v.减去, 使变少

deduct  subtract  take away  deplete  thin out  decimate  

同义参见:

depress  taper  soften  loosen  subside  decrease  minimize  silence  scale  stem  lower  

反义:

vt.vi.变小; 减少; 减低

increase  raise  

英英释义

动词 lessen:

decrease in size, extent, or range

同义词:decrease, diminish, fall

make smaller

同义词:decrease, minify

wear off or die down

同义词:subside

补充

lessenlessen英:[ˈlesn] 美:[ˈlɛsən]vi.1.变少vt.1.减少(某事物)

例句

1. What can be done to lessen the impact of these harmful pesticides?怎样做才能减少这些有害杀虫剂的影响呢? 2. development projects to lessen the effects of drought减轻干旱影响的开发项目 3. Separating the sick from the healthy lessens the risk of infection.将患者与健康人分开能够降低传染风险。 4. It will lessen the chances of another injury.这会降低再次受伤的几率。 5. There is no way to lessen the pain of losing a loved one.失去所爱之人的痛苦无法缓解。 6. I didn't want to lessen your achievement.我不想贬低你的成绩。 7. As time went on, Zoe's anxiety lessened.随着时间的推移, 佐耶的焦虑减轻了。 8. East-west tension has now lessened.东西方的紧张局面现在已经缓和下来了。 9. Their financial hardship lessened as Rosemary succeeded as a writer.随着罗斯玛丽写作事业的成功, 他们的经济困难减轻了。 10. to lessen production costs降低生产成本 11. to lessen the tension减少压力 12. to lessen a person's feat抹杀某人的功绩 13. The difference between the city and the countryside lessens gradualy.城乡差别逐渐缩小。 14. [with obj.]the years have lessened the gap in age between us.岁月缩短了我们之间的年龄差距。 15. [no obj.]the warmth of the afternoon lessened.下午降温了。 16. The pain will lessen [=decrease] over time.过段时间疼痛就会减轻。 17. Medication helps lessen the severity of the symptoms.药物治疗有助于减轻症状。 18. Taking a few simple precautions will lessen [=(more commonly) reduce] your risk of injury.采取一些简单的预防措施将会减少你受伤的风险。