lessen的意思和读音

lessen

: [ˈles(ə)n] : ['les(ə)n]

v.

lessens  lessening  lessened  

v.+n.lessen impact,lessen risk,lessen burden,lessen load,lessen pressure

v.increase

v.diminish,reduce,decrease,decline,tail off

lessenv.

1.使to become or make sth become smaller, weaker, less important, etc.

The noise began to lessen.

to lessen the risk/impact/effect of sth

v.1.,;2.;,3.,,

v.1.to become smaller in amount, level, importance, etc. or make something do this

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2. intensive lessen lesson ...

3. [ microbook] [ decrease;abate;lessen;reduce] [ economize on food and clothing] ...

4. less a. lessen vt. lesson n. ...

5. lengthen vt. 使 lessen v. () , lest conj . ...

6. dip=decIlne ordecrease( ) ease=lessen) end=terminate( ) ...

7. stump n. lessen vi. branch n. ...

8. v. \ lessen vt. \ sensation n. \ ...

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1.Use of these funds, giving more time to cut deficits, was intended to lessen the recessionary impact of trying to do so at once.退

2.It is only such a process of democratization and reconstruction that would truly lessen the salience of Libya's enduring divisions.

3.But further safety measures, including head gear that would lessen the impact of any knock to the head, might be warranted, he said.

4.The finding suggests that it "doesn't make sense to take vitamin C 365 days a year to lessen the chance of catching a cold, " he said.365C,

5.For some time all that Elinor could do was to soothe her sister's distress, lessen her alarms, and combat her resentment.

6."More could lessen or even undo" any benefits, he said, by overloading the muscles' receptors or otherwise skewing the body's response.使

7.A fiscal stimulus worth a total of around 1. 4% of GDP a year may lessen the pain, even if it is not big enough to end it.GDP1.4%使/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>

8.My failures do not lessen my worth in God's sight. I matter so much to God that it warranted an all-out search to rescue me.

9.Yeah. And the next step might be to test whether the extent to which you feel comfortable socially helps lessen the pain of rejection.

10.Wall said he wants to lessen his province's dependence on the U. S. , the destination for the bulk of Canada's resources.