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, 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。
• That divergence may be lessening, however.
  然而，二者之间的差异可能正在缩小。
• As such, a lessening of fed support for the economy was viewed as both premature and disruptive.
  因此，美联储对经济的支持力度缩减被视为操之过急，具有破坏性。
• 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。
• A lessening of his power.
  他手中权力的减小。
• The VSA/ VSC drives have efficient starts and stops, which eliminate the risk of water hammer and other damage, lessening the need for expensive motor-controlled valves, Emotron says.
  Emotron公司说，VSA/VSC驱动器能够有效的开始和停止，减少了水的冲力和其他的损害的危险系数，这就缓解了对于昂贵的马达控制阀的需求。
• 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。
• 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。
• I gather there seems to be no lessening of the intensity of argumentation in this country.
  我猜想关于这国家，的论证强度没有减少。
• The internal auditing department's lack of independence will result in the lessening of its authority.
  内部审计部门的独立性不强，影响其工作的权威性；