| 单词 | ease up or off |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to lessen or cause to lessen in severity, pressure, tension, or strain The recession may be easing up now. Synonyms die down The controversy is unlikely to die down. fade After that all her worries faded away. weaken The storm was finally beginning to weaken. Family structures are weakening and breaking up. diminish The threat of war has diminished. decrease Population growth is decreasing each year. wither lessen The burden will lessen if you ask someone for help. subside The pain had subsided during the night. die out peter out The strike seemed to be petering out. die away taper off The fighting has begun to taper off. grow less Additional synonymsin the sense of decrease Definition to make or become less in size, strength, or quantity Population growth is decreasing each year. Synonyms drop, decline, lessen, contract, lower, ease, shrink, diminish, fall off, dwindle, wane, subside, abate, peter out, slackenin the sense of diminish Definition to make or become smaller, fewer, or less The threat of war has diminished. Synonyms decrease, decline, lessen, contract, weaken, shrink, dwindle, wane, recede, subside, ebb, taper, die out, fade away, abate, peter outin the sense of fade Definition to lose brightness, colour, or strength After that all her worries faded away. Synonyms dwindle, disappear, vanish, melt away, fall, fail, decline, flag, dissolve, dim, disperse, wither, wilt, wane, perish, ebb, languish, die out, droop, shrivel, die away, waste away, vanish into thin air, become unimportant, evanesce (formal), etiolate Nearby words of |
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