lessen

v.减少；减轻 过去式：lessened过去分词：lessened现在分词：lessening第三人称单数：lessens

lessen详解释义

lessen

v.(动词)

减少，变少，减轻，变小，缩小，减小

使减轻，使变小，使变少，削减

<古>藐视

贬低，轻视，看不起

减缓，减弱

下降

暗下去

渐渐西沉

Verb

decrease in size, extent, or range;

"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
"her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
"his voice fell to a whisper"

make smaller;

"He decreased his staff"

wear off or die down;

"The pain subsided"

lessen例句

用作动词(v.)

The Japanese should lessen their working hours.
日本人应该减少工作时数。

We should be able to lessen the damage to the city here.
在这里我们必须能够减少对这个城市的损坏。

This medcine can lessen the pain in no time.
这种药可以立刻减轻痛苦。

Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.
经常运动有助于减轻痛感。

Coming back here didn't lessen my confusion and pain.
回来之后我的困惑和苦恼并没有减轻。

lessen近义词

decrease diminish reduce lower slacken decline minimize cut tail off ease off let up die down moderate abate bate mitigate dwindle minify relax ebb subtract deduct decimate allay soothe constrict deplete narrow contract wane shrink quell palliate condense clip assuage ease attenuate relieve retrench underestimate extenuate modify truncate alleviate appease temper mollify fail away weaken abbreviate languish shorten pare decay lighten curtail shrivel wither subside abridge erode fade away melt away waste away thin out take cut short taper depress fall loosen silence take away soften thin out stem short scale fade waste melt increase raise