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BNC: 8420 COCA: 7650

lessen

verb
/ˈlesn/
/ˈlesn/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lessen
/ˈlesn/
/ˈlesn/
he / she / it lessens
/ˈlesnz/
/ˈlesnz/
past simple lessened
/ˈlesnd/
/ˈlesnd/
past participle lessened
/ˈlesnd/
/ˈlesnd/
-ing form lessening
/ˈlesnɪŋ/
/ˈlesnɪŋ/
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  1. to become or make something become smaller, weaker, less important, etc.（使）变小，变少，减弱，减轻 synonym diminish
    • 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.他们给她打了一针以减轻疼痛。
    Homophones lessen | lessonlessen   lesson
    /ˈlesn/
    /ˈlesn/
    • lessen verb
      • The aim is to lessen the impact of farming practices on the environment.其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.今天放学后我有一节吉他课。
    Extra Examples
    • Regular 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
    • …
    verb + lessen
    • begin to
    • try to
    • tend to
    • …
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BNC: 8420 COCA: 7650
lessen

verb

ADVERB | VERB + LESSEN ADVERB➤considerably, greatly, significantly大幅減少◇Eating a good diet significantly lessens the risk of heart disease.良好的飲食習慣能大大減少患心臟病的風險。➤somewhat有所減少▸➤gradually逐漸減少◇Time had gradually lessened the pain of her grief.時間逐漸淡化了她的痛苦。VERB + LESSEN➤begin to開始減少◇The noise began to lessen.噪音開始減弱。➤try to試圖減少▸➤tend to趨向減少◇Too much background detail tends to lessen the impact of the central image.過多的背景細節會弱化中心圖像。➤help (to)有助於減少◇Regular exercise can help lessen the pain.經常運動有助於減輕疼痛。
BNC: 8420 COCA: 7650
BNC: 8420 COCA: 7650
lessen
To become, or to make something weaker: lessen, reduce, subside...
To make something seem less important or special: play down, minimize, downplay...
To be unimportant: weaken, fade, lessen...

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