| 释义 |
[ˈlesnɪŋ]动词变化： "to lessen" | Present Participle: | lessening |
本页中： lessening, lessen WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | lessening nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (reduction, decrease) | 减轻
jiǎn qīng | | | | 降低
jiàng dī | | | | 降低
jiàng dī | | | The lessening of prejudice allows for a more equal society. | | lessening adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (becoming less) | 变小的
biàn xiǎo de | | | | 变少的
biàn shǎo de | | | | 变少的
biàn shǎo de | | | The boy's lessening shyness enabled him to talk to girls. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | lessen⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (decrease) | 减少
jiǎn shǎo | | | | 缩小
suō xiǎo | | | | 减小
jiǎn xiǎo | | | The rain lessened after a few minutes, so Tom decided to walk home. | | | 几分钟后雨减小了，汤姆决定走路回家。 | | | | 其他翻译 | | lessen vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make light of) | 轻视
qīng shì | | | | 蔑视
miè shì | | | The politician's comments tried to lessen his opponent. |
Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: lessen [ 'lEsn] I vi 减(減)少 jiǎnshǎo II vt 使减(減)少 shǐ jiǎnshǎo 在这些条目还发现'lessening'： 在英文解释里： abatement - attenuation - diminution - dwindling - ebbing - eroding - let up - lowering - mitigation - subsidence |