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to become or make something become smaller, weaker, less important, etc. （使）变小，变少，减弱，减轻 The noise began to lessen. 噪音开始减弱。 🔊🔊 - lessen something
to lessen the risk/impact/effect of something 减少某事物的风险／影响／效果 They gave her an injection to lessen the pain. 他们给她打了针以减轻痛苦。
Homophones lessen | lessonlessen lesson🔊/ˈlesn/🔊/ˈlesn/- lessen verb
The aim is to lessen the impact of farming practices on the environment. 目的是减轻耕作方式对环境的影响。
- lesson noun
I have a guitar lesson after school today. 我今天放学后上吉他课。
Extra ExamplesRegular exercise can help lessen the pain. 经常运动有助于减轻疼痛。 Time had gradually lessened the pain of her grief. 时间逐渐淡化了她的痛苦。 Too much background detail tends to lessen the impact of the central image. 过多的背景细节会弱化中心图像。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- greatly
- significantly
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- begin to
- try to
- tend to
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