Lessen
['les(ə)n] or ['lɛsn]
解釋/意思:
(a.) To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
(v. i.) To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened.
整理:罗莎
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. [1]. Diminish, decrease, reduce, abate, abridge, make less.[2]. Lower, degrade.
v. n. Decrease, diminish, abate, dwindle, shrink, be reduced.
校對:杜鲁门
解釋/意思:
v.t. to make less in any sense: to weaken: to degrade.—v.i. to become less shrink.
伯特校對
例句/造句/用法:
- He must be gone within a few hours, though without feeling any real alarm for his aunt, to lessen his repugnance. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- And it may lessen his guilt if I say that it was done in self-defence, and that John Straker was a man who was entirely unworthy of your confidence. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- Is there anything you want that would lessen the hardship of this confinement? 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- She lay awake very long this night, planning how to lessen the evil influence of their Milton life on her mother. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Neither had anything occurred in the intelligence of their Lambton friends that could materially lessen its weight. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- His evils seemed to lessen, her own advantages to increase, their mutual good to outweigh every drawback. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- There will be some risk no doubt; but we will lessen it as much as ever we can. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- On this principle nurserymen always prefer saving seed from a large body of plants, as the chance of intercrossing is thus lessened. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- The dancers all lessened their speed. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- The bumping against the door, the laughter, the stamping, were all as vigorous as ever, and the pleasure in being outside lessened considerably. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- I found my terror gradually lessened, but my hatred and contempt seemed to increase. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- I have hinted once or twice before, that they were very bright eyes, and, though they were tearful now, their influence was by no means lessened. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- And then, having yourselves thus lessened our encouragement for raising sheep, you curse us for the scarcity of mutton! 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- He had tested and weighed his convictions again and again, and saw no reason to alter them, though he had considerably lessened his plan. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Thus they obtained air and proper ventilation without fear of lessening the safety of their cabin. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- While thus lessening the cost of time-keepers their value has been enhanced by increasing their accuracy and durability. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- There will be more and better light in homes; there will be more and better light in offices and factories, thus greatly lessening the chances for injury or eye-strain. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- But, by lessening the competition of capitals in that branch of trade, it necessarily raised the rate of profit in that branch. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Lessening of the atmospheric pressure upon water causes its evaporation, and as the vapour is quietly absorbed by the sulphuric acid the water is quickly congealed. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Their use on many other vehicles has accomplished his objects, of lessening the power required to draw carriages, rendering the motion easier, and diminishing the noise. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- I never thought of lessening the distance betwixt us, I am sure. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Diagram showing how supplying a city with good water lessens sickness and death. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- The tendency of iron to rust lessens its efficiency and value, and many devices have been introduced to prevent rusting. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- The tax made upon the nervous system by the defective eye lessens the supply of energy available for other bodily use, and the general health suffers. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
校對:伦道夫