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

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weaken: weakened, weakener, weakening, weakens+/weak: weaken, weaker, weakest, weakly, weakness/weakener: weakeners/weakening: weakenings/weakly: weaklier, weakliest/weakness: weaknesses

USAGE EXAMPLES

However, our modern, sedentary lifestyles mean that our secondary hearts tend to weaken, which permits excessive fluid pooling into the lower body.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

It would weaken the 104 electoral-bloc vote, but the red wall also would not be as solid, even in Wyoming.

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

Cuban officials bristle at the suggestion, saying it is an attempt to weaken the government of the island.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

1v lessen the strength of

The fever weakened his body

Ant|Hypo|Hyper

beef up, fortify, strengthen

make strong or stronger

de-energise, de-energize

deprive of energy

break

weaken or destroy in spirit or body

devitalise, devitalize

sap of life or energy

shake

undermine or cause to waver

depress

lessen the activity or force of

unbrace

remove a brace or braces from

etiolate

make weak by stunting the growth or development of

cripple, stultify

deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless

cut, dilute, reduce, thin, thin out

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

attenuate, rarefy

weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

blunt

make less intense

mollify, season, temper

make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate

debilitate, drain, enfeeble

make weak

enervate

weaken mentally or morally

dampen

reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

negate, neutralise, neutralize, nullify

make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

castrate, emasculate

deprive of strength or vigor

wash out

deplete of strength or vitality

eviscerate

take away a vital or essential part of

emaciate, macerate, waste

cause to grow thin or weak

water down

make less strong or intense

alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

2v reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of

Syn|Ant|Hyper

de-escalate, step down

escalate, intensify, step up

increase in extent or intensity

decrease, lessen, minify

make smaller

3v lessen in force or effect

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

break, damp, dampen, soften

deafen

make soundproof

damp, dampen, deaden

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

blunt, deaden

make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

4v become weaker

The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days

Ant|Hypo|Hyper

strengthen

gain strength

attenuate

become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

disappear, evaporate, melt

become less intense and fade away gradually

die down

become progressively weaker

collapse

lose significance, effectiveness, or value

fade, melt

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

lessen, subside

wear off or die down

blur, dim, slur

become vague or indistinct

languish, pine away, waste

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

dull

make less lively or vigorous

pall

lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)

loose, loosen, relax

become loose or looser or less tight

slacken

become looser or slack

slack, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up

become slow or slower

wilt

lose strength

efface, obliterate

remove completely from recognition or memory

cloud

make milky or dull

refine

attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying

decrease, diminish, fall, lessen

decrease in size, extent, or range

5v destroy property or hinder normal operations

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

counteract, countermine, sabotage, subvert, undermine

derail

cause to run off the tracks

disobey

refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient

单词	weaken
释义	weaken (once / 354 pages) v WORD FAMILY weaken: weakened, weakener, weakening, weakens+/weak: weaken, weaker, weakest, weakly, weakness/weakener: weakeners/weakening: weakenings/weakly: weaklier, weakliest/weakness: weaknesses USAGE EXAMPLES However, our modern, sedentary lifestyles mean that our secondary hearts tend to weaken, which permits excessive fluid pooling into the lower body. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) It would weaken the 104 electoral-bloc vote, but the red wall also would not be as solid, even in Wyoming. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Cuban officials bristle at the suggestion, saying it is an attempt to weaken the government of the island. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1v lessen the strength of The fever weakened his body Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper beef up, fortify, strengthen make strong or stronger de-energise, de-energize deprive of energy break weaken or destroy in spirit or body devitalise, devitalize sap of life or energy shake undermine or cause to waver depress lessen the activity or force of unbrace remove a brace or braces from etiolate make weak by stunting the growth or development of cripple, stultify deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless cut, dilute, reduce, thin, thin out lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture attenuate, rarefy weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) blunt make less intense mollify, season, temper make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate debilitate, drain, enfeeble make weak enervate weaken mentally or morally dampen reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) negate, neutralise, neutralize, nullify make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of castrate, emasculate deprive of strength or vigor wash out deplete of strength or vitality eviscerate take away a vital or essential part of emaciate, macerate, waste cause to grow thin or weak water down make less strong or intense alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of Syn\|Ant\|Hyper de-escalate, step down escalate, intensify, step up increase in extent or intensity decrease, lessen, minify make smaller 3v lessen in force or effect Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper break, damp, dampen, soften deafen make soundproof damp, dampen, deaden make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible blunt, deaden make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation 4v become weaker The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper strengthen gain strength attenuate become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude disappear, evaporate, melt become less intense and fade away gradually die down become progressively weaker collapse lose significance, effectiveness, or value fade, melt become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly lessen, subside wear off or die down blur, dim, slur become vague or indistinct languish, pine away, waste lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief dull make less lively or vigorous pall lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to) loose, loosen, relax become loose or looser or less tight slacken become looser or slack slack, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up become slow or slower wilt lose strength efface, obliterate remove completely from recognition or memory cloud make milky or dull refine attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying decrease, diminish, fall, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range 5v destroy property or hinder normal operations Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper counteract, countermine, sabotage, subvert, undermine derail cause to run off the tracks disobey refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
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