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
近义词：decrease，diminish，reduce，lower，slacken，decline，minimize，cut，tailoff，easeoff，letup，diedown，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，fadeaway，meltaway，wasteaway，thin，out，take，cutshort，taper，depress，fall，loosen，silence，takeaway，soften，thinout，stem，short，scale，fade，waste，melt，increase，raise，
详细释义
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
英英释义
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"
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。