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
weaken的第三人称单数

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

• 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。
• 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。
• There are studies that show prolonged exposure to this energy weakens and drains the immune system.
  有研究表明，长期接触这种能量的免疫系统衰弱和水渠。
• The transformation weakens the integral strength and academic base of discipline of humanity.
  这一转变大大削弱了人文学科的整体实力和学术基础。
• It is a corrosive which weakens the organization and its fighting capacity.
  这是一种削弱组织、削弱战斗力的销蚀剂。
• If a cap and trade proposal weakens our ability to make strong laws, it's a distraction.
  如果总量管制和交易制度削弱我们制定强力法律的能力，那麽它就是种障眼法。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nothing stops or weakens these signals.
  没有什么能够阻止或减弱这些信号。
• The new evidence weakens the case against her.
  新的证据减轻了对她的诉讼。