| 单词 | attenuate |
| 释义 | attenuate (once / 3390 pages) vadj Attenuate is a verb that means to make or become weaker. The effects of aging may be attenuated by exercise (or by drinking from the fountain of youth). The versatile word attenuate denotes a weakening in amount, intensity, or value. As a verb, attenuate is usually transitive, meaning it needs an object to be complete, such as in the sentence: "This tanning process tends to attenuate the deer hide, making it softer." The word can be intransitive in past tense, as in "The rain attenuated, ending the storm." And it can even be used as an adjective to describe something weakened: "Even an attenuated solution will remove the stain." WORD FAMILYattenuate: attenuated, attenuately, attenuates, attenuating, attenuation, attenuator+/attenuation: attenuations/attenuator: attenuators USAGE EXAMPLESAnd the big tires’ road noise seeped into the cabin despite all efforts to attenuate. Wall Street Journal(Dec 02, 2016) “If you are dealt a bad hand, there are things you can do to attenuate the risk.” New York Times(Nov 13, 2016) As important, their postcard beauty and rented emotions also attenuate some of the less palatable aspects of their conspiracy theories. New York Times(Oct 27, 2016) 1v become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude Hypo|Hyper refine attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying weaken become weaker 2v weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) Syn|Hyper rarefy weaken lessen the strength of 3adj reduced in strength Syn attenuated, faded, weakened decreased, reduced made less in size or amount or degree |
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