weakening

英 [ˈwiːkənɪŋ]

美 [ˈwiːkənɪŋ]

v.  (使)虚弱，衰弱; 减弱; 削弱; 使(肯定程度)减弱; 动摇; 犹豫
weaken的现在分词

现在分词：weakening　

经济

BNC.19766 / COCA.17338

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***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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of reducing the strength of something
• becoming weaker

adj

• moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker
• causing debilitation
  Synonym:debilitativeenervatingenfeebling

双语例句

• Weakening growth and a peak in official interest rates have created a supportive economic environment for bonds.
  债市方面，经济增长放缓和官方利率见顶构成了利好的经济环境。
• The budget crisis also spotlighted a weakening American economy.
  预算危机也突显了正在衰退的美国经济。
• This set off a spiral of falling bond prices, weakening banks and slowing growth.
  这又导致了债务价格的下跌，弱化了银行并使增长率放缓。
• This is a weakening of this distributivity condition, called modularity.
  这个分配性条件可减弱为所谓性的条件，一个格称为模格。
• Weakening the political position of the feudal classes is a serious struggle.
  削弱封建阶级的政治地位，是一个严重的斗争。
• Family structures are weakening and breaking up.
  家庭结构在动摇，进而分崩离析。
• The algorithm has high location accuracy and low time complexity due to weakening the interference of background areas.
  由于减弱了背景区域的干扰，该算法具有较高定位准确度和较低时间复杂度。
• Fighting within the ANC may also be weakening institutions.
  非国大的内部斗争也可能削弱了政府机关。
• It's like the magic is weakening!
  好象我们的魔法变弱了！
• The weakening of trade union membership in many countries has also removed an important institutional support.
  许多国家工会势力的削弱，也移除了一项重要的机构支持。