lessens

英 [ˈlesnz]

美 [ˈlesnz]

v.  (使)变小，变少，减弱，减轻
lessen的第三人称单数

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。

双语例句

• We said that this in no way lessens the grief, but it does perhaps help us prepare for the event.
  我们说这决没有减轻痛苦，但是可能确实帮助我们为这一事件做好了准备。
• Paying those off frees up precious cash and lessens the worry of forgetting to pay bills.
  把这些账还完，会腾出宝贵的现金，并减轻忘记还款的担心。
• And I do save, so that lessens my liability to use credit card.
  我做的保存，以便减少我的责任，以使用信用卡。
• Light lessens as evening comes on. There is still no fundamental improvement in the weak agricultural base.
  随着黄昏的来临，光线逐渐变弱。农业基础脆弱的状况还没有根本改变。
• Students should work hard at their lessens.
  学生应该努力学习功课。
• His appetite lessens as his illness progresses.
  随着病情的加重，他的食欲下降了。
• While aggression and withdrawal take a psychological toll, friendship brings comfort that lessens the ill effects of stress and that difference contributes to the gender difference in longevity.
  友谊带来了舒适，减少了不良压力的影响，而且导致了不同性别的长寿差异。
• Alcohol lessens resistance to diseases.
  含有酒精的饮料会减弱对疾病的抵抗力。
• Eating a good diet significantly lessens the risk of heart disease.
  良好的饮食习惯能大大减少患心脏病的机率。
• Some social commentators believe that a woman's economic independence lessens her desire to get hitched.
  一些社会评论家认为，一个女人的经济独立，缩小了，她渴望结婚。