weakens

英 [ˈwiːkənz]

美 [ˈwiːkənz]

v.  (使)虚弱，衰弱; 减弱; 削弱; 使(肯定程度)减弱; 动摇; 犹豫
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柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 削弱;减弱
  If youweakensomething or if itweakens, it becomes less strong or less powerful.
  1. The recession has weakened so many firms that many can no longer survive...
     经济衰退使许多公司实力大损，不少难以为继。
  2. The Prime Minister's opponents believe that her authority has been fatally weakened...
     首相的反对者认为她的权威已经受到致命削弱。
  3. Family structures are weakening and breaking up.
     家庭结构在动摇，进而分崩离析。
• V-ERG (使)(决心)动摇
  If your resolveweakensor if somethingweakensit, you become less determined or less certain about taking a particular course of action that you had previously decided to take.
  1. I looked at the list and felt my resolve weakening...
     我看着名单，觉得自己的决心正在动摇。
  2. Jennie weakened, and finally relented...
     詹妮的态度有所缓和，最终软了下来。
  3. The verdict hasn't weakened his resolve to fight the charges against him.
     判决没有动摇他洗清对自己的指控的决心。
• VERB 使虚弱;使无力
  If somethingweakensyou, it causes you to lose some of your physical strength.
  1. Malnutrition obviously weakens the patient.
     营养不良明显导致病人身体虚弱。
• VERB 使松动;使损坏
  If somethingweakensan object, it does something to it which causes it to become less firm and more likely to break.
  1. A bomb blast had weakened an area of brick on the back wall...
     一颗炸弹爆炸使后墙的一片砖发生了松动。
  2. Never dry underwear over direct heat; it will weaken the fabric.
     不要直接加热烘干内衣，那样会损坏布料。

双语例句

• Such alcoholic cardiomyopathy weakens the heart so that it is unable to pump blood adequately.
  这种酒精性心肌病削弱了心，所以，这是无法泵出充分的血液。
• Scar tissue, made of collagen, doesn't generate force and thus weakens the muscle.
  由胶原质组成的瘢痕组织不产生力量，因此对肌肉起到削弱作用。
• Malnutrition obviously weakens the patient.
  营养不良明显导致病人身体虚弱。
• Widespread absolute poverty can undermine a state's capacity to maintain order, while acute inequality weakens social cohesion.
  普遍存在的绝对贫困会削弱一个国家维护秩序的能力，而严重的不平等会降低社会凝聚力。
• However, recent disquieting studies in animals indicate that obesity weakens that barrier, leaving it leaky and permeable.
  然而，近期的动物研究结果却十分令人不安。这些研究表明，肥胖可削弱血-脑屏障，使它变得具有泄漏性和渗透性。
• Because news disrupts concentration, it weakens comprehension.
  新闻打断注意力，从而弱化了理解力。
• The accent weakens here.
  重音在这里弱化。
• If the immune system weakens at any point, they begin to spread and then attack.
  如果在某个时候免疫力下降了，它们开始扩散并发作。
• This weakens the case against breaking them up into several smaller ones with the same correlated risks.
  这削弱了关于将其拆分为几家较小的、具有相同关联风险之银行一说的力度。
• Austerity further weakens both economies and banks.
  紧缩措施使经济和银行进一步疲软。