| 单词 | lessening |
| 释义 | lessening (once / 2965 pages) n WORD FAMILY lessening: lessenings+/less: lessen, lesser, lessly/lessen: lessened, lessening, lessens USAGE EXAMPLESSpokeswoman Sonja Brown said the Albuquerque hospital is working on access issues like answering phones faster and lessening wait times on mental health appointments. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) Even fidgeting is beneficial, a study from July showed, lessening the otherwise detrimental effects of long bouts of sitting on blood flow to the legs. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) Is there really something so lessening, something analogous to begging or borrowing, about being a waiter? New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) n a change downward Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper decrease, drop-off increase a change resulting in an increase shrinkage, shrinking process or result of becoming less or smaller casualtya decrease of military personnel or equipment sinkinga slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) attritiona wearing down to weaken or destroy dwindling, dwindling awaya becoming gradually less waninga gradual decrease in magnitude or extent compression, condensation, contractionthe process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together damage, equipment casualtyloss of military equipment loss, personnel casualtymilitary personnel lost by death or capture fading awaygradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength alteration, change, modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
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