lessen

[ˈlesn]
  • 释义
  • vi.

    变少,减少;贬低,轻视,看不起;

  • vt.

    减少(某事物),缩小;

  • 词义辨析
  • decrease,diminish,lessen,reduce,dwindle
  • 这些词的共同含义是“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。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers.

    工具腰带解放了双手,还减少了锤子掉落的风险。

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  • 2、

    But health campaigners fear that the details will lessen any impact theban might have.

    但是推崇健康生活的人们担心,很多细节问题会削弱禁令的效果.

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  • 3、

    The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.

    人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低.

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  • 4、

    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.

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  • 5、

    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。

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  • 6、

    It tends to lessen inequality among countries and increase it within them.

    全球化减少国与国之间的贫富差距,但是却加剧了一个国家内部的不均衡现象.

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  • 7、

    I'm taking these apples out of the bag to lessen the load I have to carry.

    我把这些苹果从包里拿出来以减少携带的重量.

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  • 8、

    But with proper media mix we can certainly lessen the chance of failure.

    但媒体组合选用得当的话,我们自然会降低失败的机率.

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  • 9、

    That does not lessen my commitment, however, to governments that reflect the will of the people.

    但是, 我并不因此而减少我对代表人民意愿的政府的承诺.

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  • 10、

    Use your seat belt to lessen the danger of injury in an accident.

    系上座椅安全带,减少交通事故中受伤的危险.

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  • 11、

    But she said it did lessen her desire to eat cabbages!

    但她说,却使她不太愿意吃卷心菜了.

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  • 12、

    A, It is equiped with lubricating system to lessen wear and prolong service life.

    没有自动供油润滑系统, 减少磨损,延长使用寿命.

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  • 13、

    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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  • 14、

    Several drugs are used to lessen the severity of the symptoms.

    使用了几种药来减轻症状。

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  • 15、

    The added depth is designed to lessen resistance.

    加大深度是设计来减缓阻力.

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  • 16、

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

    不能生食. 煮过可以使毒素消失.

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  • 17、

    When the water rose to the level of the front door, the storm began to lessen.

    当水的高度上升到前门时, 暴雨开始减弱.

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  • 18、

    The hand operation is a simple, easy to learn, to lessen and eradicate the symptoms.

    手法操作简单, 便于掌握, 能达到缓解和消除症状的作用.

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  • 19、

    Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.

    经常运动有助于减轻痛感.

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  • 20、

    Independent display unit lessen project cost and make interface variety.

    设计了独立的显示单元,减少了工程造价.

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  • 21、

    It would lessen resistance to firm action in the US.

    这将减少美国国内在采取有力行动方面的阻力.

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  • 22、

    Research in mice also suggests that drinking alcohol may help lessen the severity of the illness.

    对老鼠的研究也证实了饮酒也许帮助减轻病症的严重程度.

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  • 23、

    The Japanese should lessen their working hours.

    日本人应该减少工作时数.

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  • 24、

    The peace talk lessen the tension of the two nations.

    和平谈判降低了两国之间的紧张关系.

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  • 25、

    Students suggested to reduce the number of BBQ sites so as to lessen the pollution problems.

    同学亦建议减少公园内的烧烤场地,因烧烤活动经常为公园带来各种污染.

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  • 26、

    It is requirement of controlling irrigation water depth, lessen down water losing.

    要控制灌溉水的入渗深度,尽量减少水分下渗损失, 节约用水,保护环境.

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  • 27、

    The noise began to lessen.

    噪音开始减弱。

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