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weaken是什么意思

2024-02-20 04:23:17
weaken
美[wiːkən]  英[wiːkən]
v.  使 ... 弱,削弱; 变弱; 弄淡
  名词:weakener  过去式:weakened  过去分词:weakened  现在分词:weakening  第三人称单数:weakens
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详细释义

v.(动词)
  1. 削弱,使变弱,使减弱
  2. 冲淡,使变淡
  3. 变软弱,变弱,减弱
  4. 减少,衰减
  5. 畏缩
  6. 使衰减,降低
  7. 弄稀薄,使稀薄
  8. 变得拿不定主意,变得优柔寡断,动摇,犹豫
  9. 衰弱,虚弱
  10. 变稀薄

双解释义

v.(动词)
  1. vt. & vi. (使)削〔变〕弱 (cause to) become weak, especially in health or character
  2. vt. & vi. (使)犹豫 (cause to) be less determined

英英释义

Verb
  1. lessen the strength of;

    "The fever weakened his body"

  2. become weaker;

    "The prisoners resistance weakened after seven days"

  3. destroy property or hinder normal operations;

    "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

  4. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of;

    "de-escalate a crisis"

  5. lessen in force or effect;

    "soften a shock" "break a fall"

组词搭配

~+名词
  1. weaken sbs heart使某人的心脏衰弱
  2. weaken ones tea把茶冲淡
~+副词
  1. weaken basically基本削弱
  2. weaken constitutionally〔materially〕体质变弱
  3. weaken painfully痛苦地削弱
  4. weaken permanently永久地削弱
  5. weaken tragically悲惨地削弱
~+介词
  1. weaken by通过…使变淡
  2. weaken tea by adding water通过加水使茶变淡

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Hansen says if the Gulf stream were to weaken it could affect marine life.韩森说,如果湾流太弱,会影响海洋生命。
  2. Because transplants weaken the immune system, they cannot be performed on sick patients.由于移植会使免疫系统变弱,病人在此情况下不能施行手术。
  3. Because transplants weaken the immune system, they cannot be performed on sick patients.由于移植会使免疫系统变弱,病人在此情况下不能施行手术。
  4. However, as the expansion progressed and more of the land was available, the will to share started to weaken.然而,如同被促进的扩充和土地的更多是可得的一样,分享的意志开始变弱。

词语用法

v.(动词)
    weaken可指生物体表明健康状况的官能效果丧失、体力衰弱,也可指物质或非物质的完整性、稳定性、强度、数量等方面减弱或丧失。引申可指“(使)犹豫”。 weaken既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。