動變: 過去式:lessened 過去分詞:lessened 現在進行時:lessening
vi.
- 變小,變少;減輕
vt.
- 使變小,使變少;使減輕
- 【古】藐視;貶低
辨析
同義:
vi.,vt.減少
abate decrease diminish lower mitigate bate ebb moderate relax slackenvt.貶低
decline wane fade away melt away dwindle weaken attenuate fail languish waste away shrivel wither decay erodevi.,vt.縮小,收縮,刪節
reduce retrench minify shrink constrict contract narrow pare truncate clip condense shorten abridge abbreviate curtail cut shortvi.,vt.減輕,緩和
allay assuage alleviate palliate appease soothe relieve ease mollify lighten quell modify moderate temper extenuate underestimatevt.減去,使變少
deduct subtract take away deplete thin out decimate反義:
vi.,vt.「變小;減少;減低」的反義字
increase raise同義參見:
taper stem2 depress subside decrease1 minimize silence lower1以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
v.
make or become less.以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》