lessened

英 [ˈlesnd]

美 [ˈlesnd]

v.  (使)变小，变少，减弱，减轻
lessen的过去分词和过去式

过去式：lessened　

COCA.34238

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）缩小；（使）减少；（使）减轻
  If somethinglessensor youlessenit, it becomes smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• impaired by diminution
  Synonym:diminishedvitiatedweakened
• decreased in severity

双语例句

• Hence, risks are lessened and opportunities to save money may arise.
  这样，可减少风险，出现节省开支的机会。
• Given enough space, the motivation to clean up one's mess is lessened.
  如果有了足够的空间，保持整洁就不是那么必要了。
• Radiation lessened bodily resistance to infection.
  辐射削弱了身体对感染的抵抗力。
• Years of childbearing had not lessened her beauty.
  生孩子的几年没有减少她的美貌。
• ( His) drive was greatly lessened.
  锐气大挫。
• The widespread use of computers to communicate has lessened personal interactions with others by an alarming degree.
  使用电脑沟通的广大普及性以惊人的幅度减少了人际间的互动。
• The power of the church in national affairs has lessened.
  教会对国事的影响力已减弱了。
• Such statistics have lessened the need for the US Federal Reserve to be aggressive in tightening monetary policy.
  这类统计数据降低了美联储大幅紧缩货币政策的必要性。
• Russia and China have lessened their dependence on Google and Facebook, only to replace them with local equivalents.
  俄罗斯和中国降低了对谷歌和Facebook的依赖，却只是用同类的本土服务取而代之。
• At last the fury of the storm lessened.
  风暴的猛烈程度终于降低了。