英语词汇“weaken”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

weakenweaken /ˈwikən/ ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive]

VERB TABLE

weaken

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	weaken
	he, she, it	weakens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	weakened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have weakened
	he, she, it	has weakened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had weakened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will weaken
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have weakened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am weakening
	he, she, it	is weakening
	you, we, they	are weakening
Past	I, he, she, it	was weakening
	you, we, they	were weakening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been weakening
	he, she, it	has been weakening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been weakening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be weakening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been weakening

COLLOCATIONS► weaken somebody’s determination/resolve

These terrorist bombings have not weakened our resolve to remain in the region.

1POWER/IMPORTANCE to make someone or something less powerful or less important, or to become less powerful or important OPP strengthen: A series of scandals has weakened the government.2BODY to make someone lose physical strength, or to become physically weak: Julia had been weakened by a long illness.3STRUCTURE to make a building, structure, etc. less strong and less able to support a lot of weight, or to become less strong and less able to support a lot of weight OPP strengthen: The bridge had begun to weaken.4somebody'S DETERMINATION to make someone less determined, or to become less determined OPP strengthen: weaken somebody’s determination/resolve These terrorist bombings have not weakened our resolve to remain in the region.5BUSINESS social studies, economics if a business weakens or is weakened, it becomes less financially successful OPP strengthen: Sales have weakened in recent months.6MONEY social studies, economics if a particular country’s money or a company’s stock prices weaken or are weakened, their value is reduced OPP strengthen—weakening noun [uncountable]