lessening

英 [ˈlesnɪŋ]

美 [ˈlesnɪŋ]

v.  (使)变小，变少，减弱，减轻
lessen的现在分词

现在分词：lessening　

BNC.23315 / COCA.27733

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

noun

• a change downward
  1. there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
  2. there was a sharp drop-off in sales
  Synonym:decreasedrop-off

双语例句

• But there are signs that the risk off tendency of the dollar is lessening.
  然而有迹象显示，通过美元规避风险的趋势正在减弱。
• Large, operable windows of high-efficiency glass provide cross-ventilation cooling, lessening the house's need for air-conditioning.
  大型，高效率的可操作的窗户玻璃提供跨通风降温，减轻家里的空气调节系统的需要。
• The lessening of inflammation in the gut wall of animals fed low levels of antibiotics probably promotes nutrient uptake and could account for the more efficient utilization of feed observed.
  喂食低剂量抗生素的动物的肠道发炎减少，这可能会促进营养成分的吸收，这说明了已观察到的饲料利用率更高现象。
• He said the combination of a weak dollar and yen with higher commodity currencies despite muted performances by oil and gold depicted a clear lessening of risk aversion.
  他表示，疲软的美元与日元，加之走高的大宗商品国家货币尽管石油和黄金价格平平描绘出了一幅风险厌恶明显减轻的景况。
• I think this notion that somehow there is any lessening of that special relationship is misguided.
  我认为，有关这种特殊关系减弱的提法多少是被误导了。
• I would like to advance the following suggestions for lessening air pollution.
  对于缓解空气污染，我提出如下的建议。
• The finding could also lead to drugs tailored to attack specific types of cancer, thereby lessening our dependence on tissue-destroying chemotherapy and radiation.
  这一发现还能带来专治特定类型癌症的药物，并因此减轻我们对于会破坏组织的化疗和辐射的依赖。
• What we do register more and more is the gradually lessening of fear where we are concerned.
  我们越来越多印象深刻的是逐步的“恐惧”的学习，这是我们关注的问题。
• That divergence may be lessening, however.
  然而，二者之间的差异可能正在缩小。
• But, a big step toward lessening the federal debt burden has just been taken.
  然而，华盛顿刚刚朝着减轻联邦债务负担迈出了一大步。