lessens

英 [ˈlesnz]

美 [ˈlesnz]

v.  (使)变小，变少，减弱，减轻
lessen的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）缩小；（使）减少；（使）减轻
  If somethinglessensor youlessenit, it becomes smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• Alcohol lessens resistance to diseases.
  含有酒精的饮料会减弱对疾病的抵抗力。
• This scheme lessens efficiently multicast traffic in network, and reduces multicast tree maintenance costs, but does not cause multicast data delivery to incur too large delivery delay.
  该方案有效地减少了网络中的多播通信量并降低了多播树的维护代价，却没有给多播数据传输带来太大的延迟。
• Reporting conservatism lessens the likelihood of failing to issue a going concern opinion when appropriate.
  报告保守主义减少了不能适时给出持续经营意见的可能性。
• A single quality buyer like Temasek lessens the political problem, said one person involved in the sale.
  由淡马锡这样高素质的单一买家接手，减轻了政治方面的问题，一名参与这次出售的人士表示。
• It stops blood platelets sticking together which prevents clots forming and lessens the chances of strokes and heart disease.
  它能阻止血小板粘结在一起以防止血液凝块的形成，降低患中风和心脏病的可能性。
• Another, activated charcoal, lessens the danger of poisons.
  第二种是活性炭，它可以减少中毒的危险。
• Paying those off frees up precious cash and lessens the worry of forgetting to pay bills.
  把这些账还完，会腾出宝贵的现金，并减轻忘记还款的担心。
• A substance that lessens the hardness of water giving it more efficient sudsing.
  降低水的硬度、使之更容易起泡沫的物质。
• As its height is increased entrainment lessens.
  当它的高度增加时，夹带就减少了。
• Students should work hard at their lessens.
  学生应该努力学习功课。