| 单词 | lessen |
| 释义 | lessen (lesən ) Word forms: lessens , lessening , lessened verb If something lessens or you lessen it, it becomes smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance. As time went on, her anxiety lessened. [VERB] Make sure that your immunisations are up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness. [VERB noun] Synonyms: reduce, lower, diminish, decrease lessening uncountable noun ...increased trade and a lessening of tension on the border. [+ of/in] Synonyms: reduction, decline, decrease, weakening Collocations: lessen an influence There have been repeated attempts to reform political funding to lessen the influence of big donors. Times, Sunday Times Such information to be obtained through a system of daily reports and checks that will not embarrass principal officers nor lessen their influence with their subordinates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He appointed the schout, wrested criminal jurisdiction from the council, controlled the tolls and lessened the influence of the city on the farmlands. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The drastic changes of the preceding half century had largely passed them by and lessened their influence in the country they felt they had once dominated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, growing climate change impacts, such as drought and more frequent and intense fires, could lessen that ability. Times,Sunday Times The situation was exacerbated by deforestation, which lessened the ability of the soil to hold water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A series of strokes over the next 10 years lessened her abilities until she could no longer speak or drive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All these factors increased the possibility of food shortages and lessened the ability of government or smallholders to cope with them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the case above the photoreceptors for red light in the retina are fatigued, lessening their ability to send the information to the brain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most cases can be controlled with beta-blockers, which help lessen the effect of adrenaline and other natural metabolic chemicals on the heart. Times, Sunday Times It's looking at biofuel systems to lessen the effect. Times, Sunday Times The government has managed to lessen the effect of the currency crisis by controlling petrol prices, but that presumably won't last forever. The Times Literary Supplement Also, the cost of keeping a mortgage has fallen sharply owing to lower interest rates - this could help to lessen the effect of the slump. Times, Sunday Times As soon as the foot has cleared the hurdle, the knee starts bending again to lessen the effect of a long, slow pendulum. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not that it lessens the importance of the occasion for anyone, of course. Times, Sunday Times By hunting along at the back of the field she lessened the importance of her own lack of experience and helped a horse with questionable stamina. Times, Sunday Times That lessens the importance and makes it easier. Times, Sunday Times This would decrease the advantage of the higher-seeded team, making the game more fair but lessening the importance of the regular season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Local officials saw the need to lessen the intensity somewhat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This helped lessen the intensity of the eruptions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For instance, prescribed fire and/or mechanical fuels reduction could be used to help prevent or lessen the intensity of a wildfire thereby reducing or eliminating suppression costs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For a moment, some sense of not being alone in the mess lessened the intensity of it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Can football managers take any dietary steps to lessen the likelihood of internal silting? Times, Sunday Times Two rounds a day lessen the likelihood of upsets. Times, Sunday Times Vaccination in thoroughbreds reduces the susceptible population and lessens the likelihood of largescale outbreaks. Times, Sunday Times The knee drop lessens the likelihood of the ball rolling forward. Times, Sunday Times The refinancing of the group's $2.5 billion reserve-based lending facility was oversubscribed, which lessened the likelihood of having to issue additional shares to shore up the balance sheet. Times, Sunday Times The rules changed recently (see gov.uk), but not in such a way as to lessen the need to act. Times, Sunday Times If countries strengthen their team by importing players from other countries, they lessen the need to produce their own. Times, Sunday Times But, hopefully, progress from all parties will lessen the need for remedial action in the future. The Sun Reflective film has been applied to the glass roof to reduce the effect of the sun's heat, helping to lessen the need for energy-hungry air conditioning. Times, Sunday Times In addition, effective window placement (daylighting) can provide more natural light and lessen the need for electric lighting during the day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Management has been seeking to lessen the pain by cutting costs by $200 million and reducing production at some factories. Times,Sunday Times It may not be possible to save your marriage but it can lessen the pain. The Sun I pay by direct debit - it seems to lessen the pain of this unfair poll tax. The Sun He said that while any rise in rates would be a negative for housebuyers, there were factors that 'should lessen the pain'. Times, Sunday Times And still the passage of time cannot lessen their pain. Times, Sunday Times Yet, in laboratories, it also seemed to interfere with the life cycle of the coronavirus and lessen the severity of infection. Times,Sunday Times Just a modest boost in enzyme production can lessen the severity of symptoms, but attempts at enzyme replacement therapy have failed. The Scientist Careful farrier work on the hooves can lessen the severity of many cases, and in certain circumstances surgery may be beneficial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cleansing the body often induces such an intense reaction that affected people may take very short showers to lessen the severity of the pain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Additionally, the vaccine usually produces a very weak immune response, which may only lessen the severity of the disease rather than prevent it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Everyone who follows basketball knew this was coming, but that did not lessen the shock when the first deals were announced. Times, Sunday Times That did not lessen the shock when the terrible news broke. The Sun In the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis palliative fiscal and monetary policies were adopted to lessen the shock to the economy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Experienced surfers know where rips are, and will use them to lessen the strain of paddling out, but for the unwary they are terrifying. Times, Sunday Times Transport infrastructures in many of our cities are creaking, and a growing number of people are eager to lessen the strain. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes cutters, explosive devices to cut the mine's wire, are used to lessen the strain on the sweeping wire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mail service, for essential purposes, has been placed on a good working basis by railway, road, and air, lessening the strain on telegraphic and telephonic communications. Times,Sunday Times Although the debt decrease lessened the strain on the state, the debt payment was still far more than the state could afford. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By expressing the value they have in your life, you will lessen any tension. The Sun They lessen the tension by covering up our impulses that are threatening. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Too hefty a dose of alcohol before going out in the evening so as to appear relaxed by lessening the tensions of the office may make the situation worse. Times, Sunday Times This lessens the tension in the legs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 减少 Japanese: 少なくする/少なくなる |
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