lessen

1 However, the unbearable urge to splatter someone across a wall lessened when they brought her a piebald mare to ride.

2 And now that he had killed Mary he felt a lessening of tension in his muscles; he had shed an invisible burden he had long carried.

3 I didn't feel any improvement in my condition in the first couple of days, but after a few more regular visits to the doctor, my cough started to lessen.

在最初的几天里，我并没有感到情况有任何好转，但在定期去医生那里治疗几次后，我的咳嗽开始减少。

4 “But an exceptionally clever student could take a book outside, thus bettering himself without fear of lessening his much-loved faculty of sight.”

5 In the school of hard knocks where I had become a Master of Dodging, I had also learned to feign injury, as a way of lessening the severity of a beating.

6 And ever since that day the race of Númenor has decayed, and the span of their years has lessened.

7 As its height is increased entrainment lessens.

当它的高度增加时,夹带就减少了.

8 He knew a load was going to be thrown on Mother, and he wanted to lessen it as much as he could.

9 Eventually, the pain lessened and within two or three days he was feeling himself again.

10 As to postoperative complications of the mother , if appropriate care is given, it may be lessened or prevented.

至于产妇手术并发症, 只要处理得当是能够加以减少或避免的.

11 Eating a good diet significantly lessens the risk of heart disease.

良好的饮食习惯能大大减少患心脏病的机率.

12 But it does lessen the weight for a moment.

13 “The boy is suffering and we have no medicine here to lessen his pain. Everything is at our former base.”

14 When it is on the boil – we lessen the fire and scum.

当汤滚了之后，我们把火减小然后剽除汤里的浮渣。

15 For the hobbits each day, each mile, was more bitter than the one before, as their strength lessened and the land became more evil.

16 But Frodo felt the chill lessen in his side and arm; a little warmth crept down from his shoulder to his hand, and the pain grew easier.

17 It was a little before dawn, but the oppression in the air had not lessened.

18 Miss Bennet’s astonishment was soon lessened by the strong sisterly partiality which made any admiration of Elizabeth appear perfectly natural; and all surprise was shortly lost in other feelings.

19 It is requirement of controlling irrigation water depth, lessen down water losing.

要控制灌溉水的入渗深度,尽量减少水分下渗损失, 节约用水,保护环境.

20 But what I knew to be practical advice didn’t lessen my disappointment at not being able to watch Ernie march triumphantly to the stage to receive that diploma.

1 使变小

micrify

2 减轻

relief abatement alleviation lessening reduce ease dull lighten abate help modify minimize heal relieve commute mitigate soften alleviate soothe quell allay quieten palliate soothe away muted mitigating relax moderate dilute mute assuage deaden ease off ease up mitigation combat offload let up modificatory extenuatory alleviative soothing palliative extenuating quarter modification relaxation moderation remission easement extenuation remittal remit beat remedy shave temper beet dampen modulate sweeten subdue solace salve mollify bate extenuate

3 减少

caducous reduced reductive away fall cut decrease reduction slash drop-off shrinkage attrition abatement drawdown cutback letdown diminution decrement lessening letup wind-down reduce lower shrink diminish shorten detract abate lose save discount dock whittle attenuate bate attrite subtract from thin down drop away cut into cut down on make a dent in pare down curtailment let-up cut-back minus drop chill curtail ebb dwindle let up take away from waning sagging Down improvement contraction downgrade dilution fall-off falling-off slack improve contract slow decline narrow dull weaken sag wane falter compromise dilute slacken whittle down shave off smooth over fallen loss modification dockage falloff decay Peter qualify alleviate rebate deflate pare allay retrench extenuate take from dull the edge of rundown shed chop shave de-escalate smooth thin relax fall off fall away depleted shrunken squeeze moderation depletion slippage clip drain trim counteract depress foreshorten ease off go down cut back drop off cut down step down ease up draw down slim down down dip downturn slowdown downswing slide sink slice deplete erode shrivel slack off bring down roll back fall back subtractive peaked waney off attenuation peak ramp languish downhold down-point limit shake relieve impair lighten soothe dampen emaciate minish falling off lapse knockdown step-down take descend deduct recede fritter break alloy whack scant gear down bring low

4 减弱

attenuated down let-up sink diminish weaken dim blunt mute sag subside dampen wane lull waver abate attenuate relent deaden damp down drop away blow itself out let up take away from burn down on the wane take the edge off

5 缩小

reduced coarctate shrinkage diminution coarctation reduce contract diminish shorten narrow shrink minify contraction scale Bridge retreat chop dwindle belittle de-escalate fine lower detract calcine foreshortened reduction condense scale back miniature imperfect contracted peaked peak neck recede deescalate minish

6 变少

diminution decline diminish taper tail away thin reduce narrow bate

7 降低

reduced fall downgrade weakening reduce slide decrease slip weaken lapse slacken drop modify lower minimize impair mute depress push down scale back scale down cut reduction slippage diminution falling-off decline drain sink compromise diminish alloy degrade dwindle attenuate go down come down bring down put down fall off step down

8 贬低

depreciative depreciate vilipend reduce lower humble downgrade belittle underrate vilify deprecate derogate badmouth detractory derogatory uncomplimentary detractive poorly misprision disvalue diss detract damn diminish signify rubbish demolish downplay dis abase downrate bemean do a number on

9 贬抑

derogatory derogation debasement lower decry disparage mortify deprecate abase disvalue preach down

10 轻视

disregard depreciate neglect underestimate depreciation sneeze undervaluation misprision disesteem disvalue scout sniff trample trifle misjudge vilipend minimize slight rubbish subordinate despise slur undervalue belittle underrate disparage flout trivialize pooh-pooh minify misprize outbrave disrespectful derogatory dismissive contempt disrespect disdain pooh underbid downgrade annihilate contemn think small beer of slough over set little by holdin no account make nothing of have no time for hold cheap the back of hand fluff off sneeze at

11 变小

muted lessening shrink micrify attenuate belittle grow downward close sink dwindle trim down wear down on the wane diminish dwarf wane

12 较小

minor lesser shoestring

13 看不起

trample despise misprize