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***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

• As the current weakens, the magnetic field on the earth's surface rebounds.
  当环电流减弱，地表的磁场强度就开始反弹。
• It weakens relationships by reducing and sometimes eliminating normal opportunities for talking, for communicating.
  并由于减少和取消正常的谈话或交流而削弱了人际关系。
• Space radiation kills us; weightlessness weakens us; isolation makes us melancholy.
  太空的辐射能让我们失去生命，失重的环境让我们身体虚弱，与世隔绝的状态让我们感到忧郁。
• 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。
• The outflow weakens the dollar.
  资金外流削弱了美元。
• As their attachment to Judaism weakens, so does their commitment to Israel.
  随着人们和犹太教的关联减弱，他们对以色列的关注也会减少。
• As an object gets away from the earth, the strength of the pull weakens.
  当一个物体离开地球时，地球引力的强度就减弱。
• Austerity further weakens both economies and banks.
  紧缩措施使经济和银行进一步疲软。
• 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。
• Weaker demand across several emerging markets, including China, also weakens the outlook for German exporters.
  包括中国在内，多个新兴市场的需求降低，这也削弱了德国出口商的前景。