lessen
- KK[ˋlɛsn]
- DJ[ˋlesn]
美式
- 變小，變少；減輕
- 使變小，使變少；使減輕；【古】藐視；貶低
過去式：lessened 過去分詞：lessened 現在分詞：lessening
- 釋義
- 同反義
- 相關詞
不及物動詞
- 1. 變小，變少；減輕 The heat will lessen during the evening. 晚上熱氣會減弱。
及物動詞
- 1. 使變小，使變少；使減輕 The talk lessened the tension. 這次交談緩和緊張局面。
- 2. 【古】藐視；貶低
同義詞
vi. & vt. 減少
vt. 貶低
- decline
- , wane
- , fade away
- , melt away
- , dwindle
- , weaken
- , attenuate
- , fail
- , languish
- , waste away
- , shrivel
- , wither
- , decay
- , erode
vi. & vt. 縮小，收縮，刪節
- reduce
- , retrench
- , minify
- , shrink
- , constrict
- , contract
- , narrow
- , pare
- , truncate
- , clip
- , condense
- , shorten
- , abridge
- , abbreviate
- , curtail
- , cut short
vi. & vt. 減輕，緩和
- allay
- , assuage
- , alleviate
- , palliate
- , appease
- , soothe
- , relieve
- , ease
- , mollify
- , lighten
- , quell
- , modify
- , moderate
- , temper
- , extenuate
- , softpedal
- , underestimate
vt. 減去，使變少
反義詞
「vi. & vt. 變小；減少；減低」的反義字
