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 lessen ['lesn]   添加此单词到默认生词本
vt. 减少, 缩小, 减轻

vi. 变小




    lessen


    Lessen \Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessened}
    (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessening}.] [From {Less}, a.]
    To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to
    diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a
    population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.

    Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy.

    St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men
    conspired to lessen it. --Atterbury.

    Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair;
    weaken; degrade.


    Lessen \Less"en\, v. i.
    To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be
    diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as
    we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened.

    The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than
    this: there was one witness of no good reputation.
    --Atterbury.

    1. Despite these impressive statistics, CGE appears to have had trouble finding other shareholders to join in the venture to lessen its financial burden.
    2. Unlike macroeconomics, which has many mysteries, it is no big problem for economists to design tax systems that lessen the distortions against investment.
    3. The change will lessen the immediate impact the bonds have on the debt.
    4. He said continued stability of the dollar would lessen the need for any credit-tightening moves by the Federal Reserve.
    5. However, although a reduction in armaments could undoubtedly lessen tension, it is not a long-term aim in itself.
    6. The United Nations proclaimed the observance to recognize scientific and technological advances that help save lives and lessen property damage.
    7. One recent study found that 58 per cent of debt held by small companies in Britain was in the form of overdrafts, compared with only 14 per cent in Germany. Midland is not alone in thinking incentives are needed to lessen this dependence.
    8. The Bush administration has been pressuring the Fed to ease interest rates aggressively in an effort to lessen the severity of the recession that many economists think began in October.
    9. Still, many students use advanced placement credits as a cushion to lessen their course load or to take a job.
    10. Still another solution would be for Taiwan to lessen its reliance on Japanese components by upgrading its technology and filling the gaps in its industrial structure.
    11. It stressed the need to lessen "structural" limitations to growth in order to increase Germany's competitiveness.
    12. The report suggested the government provide more money for candidates to lessen their dependence on outside financing.
    13. Jacob implored Congress and the Bush administration to lessen the impact of recent high court rulings that he said were anti-civil rights.
    14. The decision will permit the U.K.'s biggest carrier to launch a revised bid that could lessen already-weak airline competition on routes between Britain and the continent.
    15. To date, the peace dividend has been layoffs, not just from cuts in government spending but from efforts by companies to lessen their dependency on government contracts.
    16. Under SEC rules designed to lessen volatility, brokers that day were supposed to disclose by 3:30 p.m. EST all buy and sell orders involving 50 heavily traded stocks.
    17. At the margin, that may lessen the risk of a further rise in German interest rates.
    18. Privately, immigration officials concede a successful switch to democracy in Nicaragua may sharply curtail U.S. granting of asylum. In addition, improved conditions may lessen the number of applicants.
    19. Democrats argue that such a shift in the SDI program would lessen the chances of an expensive race in space with the Soviets and help preserve the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
    20. The U.S. trustee in the case created dual committees to lessen the chance of litigation over Pennzoil's role as a creditor.
    21. During Botha's convalescence, de Klerk has suggested in speeches that the government is willing to lessen its reliance on racial classification as the foundation for political and social structures.
    22. Three straight monthly declines would provide further confirmation of that trend and lessen pressure for more devaluation of the U.S. currency.
    23. But surgeons said some cells of the tumor, which had resulted in an overproduction of growth hormone, may remain, and additional medication or radiation therapy may be needed to lessen the likelihood that the tumor will grow back.
    24. "One would have to guess it would affect competition, and that in many cases it would lessen competition materially," says Elliot K. Knutson, chairman of Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association, a big thrift based in Seattle.
    25. Much of the industry prefers to appraise its portfolio quarterly and, thus, lessen the blow of any write-downs.
    26. Other sponsors lessen their risk, while increasing investors' risk.
    27. A separate campaign to lessen the impact on shareholders is being waged with letters to the Treasury, which has yet to specify how much of a fund's expenses will be passed on to shareholders as taxable income.
    28. The Socialists and the PP need to win as many seats outright as possible to lessen dependence on regional assistance. For his part, Mr Gonzalez is concentrating on swaying undecided voters.
    29. Oglethorpe said operating the plants under the new company, Southern Nuclear Operating Co., could increase Oglethorpe's costs and lessen the cooperative's voice in the management of the co-owned plants.
    30. For reasons both political (most of the farmers now support the Conservative Party) and economic (the state is seeking to lessen its role in the economy), agriculture is no longer the recipient of generous state largesse.
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