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.- 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。
- He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is born...
英英释义
adj
- impaired by diminution
- decreased in severity
双语例句
- It seems to have lessened somewhat.
好像有点减轻了。 - Years of childbearing had not lessened her beauty.
生孩子的几年没有减少她的美貌。 - The rain bad lessened, but it stayed overcast.
雨已小了,但天空仍是阴沉沉的。 - After five years, the grassland has been restored and dust storms have lessened.
五年后,草原开始恢复,沙尘暴已经减少了。 - 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。 - Radiation lessened bodily resistance to infection.
辐射削弱了身体对感染的抵抗力。 - The power of the church in national affairs has lessened.
教会对国事的影响力已减弱了。 - 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。 - Soren began breeding only the gentlest males and females which drastically lessened the nipping problem that was seen.
Soren开始只繁育性格最温和的雌性和雄性雪貂,从而大大减少了之前所出现的撕咬问题。 - Production in heavy industry has also lessened.
重工业生产也减少了。