adj.
v.
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V-ERG
（使）缩小；（使）减少；（使）减轻 If something lessens or you lessen it, it becomes smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance.
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He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is born...
他习惯了妻子对他的百般关注，但孩子出生后这种关注就会不可避免地减少。
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Make sure that your immunisations are up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness.
要确保接种最新的疫苗，以降低患上严重疾病的危险。
lessening
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...increased trade and a lessening of tension on the border.
边界地区贸易的增长和紧张气氛的缓和
- Adjective
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1. impaired by diminution
- synonym： diminished，vitiated，weakened
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2. decreased in severity; made less harsh
- 1. Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat.
- 演讲辞通过翻译的嘴说出来，多少削弱了演讲的力量。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The flight to suburbia lessened the number of middle-class families living within the city.
- 随着迁往郊外的风行，住在城内的中产家庭减少了。
来自《简明英汉词典》
