lessen

lessen

英/ ˈles(ə)n /

美/ ˈles(ə)n /

简明
柯林斯

v.（使）缩小，（使）减少

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lessens
现在分词
lessening
过去式
lessened
过去分词
lessened

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英英释义

1
减少
... less a./ad.更少的(地),更小的(地) lessen v.减少,减轻 lesson n.功课;课;(常pl.)课程;教训 ...
2
减轻
... leopard n.豹 lessen vt.减少;减轻 lever n.杆，杠杆;控制杆 n.途径，手段 ...

短语

1
lessen tensions
缓和紧张局势 ; 变少 ; 倾向
2
to lessen
裁减 ; 减少
3
lessen n
减轻 ; 缩小 ; 变少 ; 贬低

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双语例句
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权威例句

1
Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers.
工具带解放了双手，并减少了锤子掉落的危险。
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2
They have been looking to trust companies in particular to trim their balance sheets and lessen their regulatory burden.
他们一直指望着给那些努力削减其资产负债表的信托公司放贷，减轻其监管负担。
3
International Labor Organization economists say some nations have come up with policies to lessen the impact of lower wages during the economic crisis.
国际劳工组织的经济学家说，一些国家已经制定了政策，以减轻经济危机期间工资较低的影响。

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词源

vi.
减少；减轻；变小
to cut down / fall off

百科

Lessen
Lessines (Dutch: Lessen) is a Picardy municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. As of the 2006 census, Lessine's total population was 17,848. The total area is 72.29 km² (27.91 square miles) which gives a population density of 247 inhabitants per km². It is primarily known as the birthplace of the famed Surrealist painter René Magritte (1898 – 1967).

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