lessen
英['les(ə)n]
美['lɛsn]
- vt. 使…变小；使…减轻；使…变少
- vi. 减少；减轻；变小
- n. (Lessen)人名；(德、罗)莱森
英英释意
- 1. decrease in size, extent, or range;
- "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
- "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
- "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"
- "his voice fell to a whisper"
- 2. make smaller;
- "He decreased his staff"
- 3. wear off or die down;
- "The pain subsided"