一、詳細(xì)釋義：


v.

（使）縮??；（使）減少；（使）減輕


例句：

These measures can't help to lessen the existing tension.

這些措施不能幫助緩和現(xiàn)在的緊張局勢。


例句：

There's nothing I can say to lessen your unhappiness, but you must take care of yourself.

我沒什么話可以減輕你的悲痛，但你得珍重自己。


二、詞義辨析：


decrease,diminish,lessen,reduce,dwindle

這些協(xié)詞的共同含義是“減少，變少”。 decrease指逐漸地、不斷地減少。 diminish側(cè)重大小數(shù)量和重要性的不斷減小，強(qiáng)調(diào)減小的部分。 lessen普通用詞，與decrease近義。指數(shù)目、程度、價(jià)值、實(shí)力等的減少。 reduce普通用詞，含義廣。指數(shù)量、程度的降低或減少。 dwindle與decrease同義，指逐漸減小，但強(qiáng)調(diào)變得越來越少終至全無。


三、參考例句：


Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.

經(jīng)常運(yùn)動(dòng)有助于減輕痛感。


These measures can't help to lessen the existing tension.

這些措施不能幫助緩和現(xiàn)在的緊張局勢。


This medicine can lessen the pain in no time.

這種藥可以立刻減輕痛苦。


However, these inequalities are likely to lessen now.

然而，現(xiàn)在這種不平等可能正在縮小。


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

當(dāng)湯滾了之后，我們把火減小然后剽除湯里的浮渣。


The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.

人老了肌肉的柔韌性將降低。


Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers.

工具腰帶解放了雙手，還減少了錘子掉落的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。


It's very important to lessen the distraction and burden from your mind.

這對(duì)分散注意力，減輕負(fù)擔(dān)來說很重要。


There's nothing I can say to lessen your unhappiness, but you must take care of yourself.

我沒什么話可以減輕你的悲痛，但你得珍重自己。


To lessen the likelihood of being on the receiving end of reactionary insults, make sure to come with alternatives in hand.

為了減少被罵的狗血淋頭的可能性，一定要有備選方案。