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lessen

/ˈlɛsən/

Meanings
verb

减少，减轻

To make less; to diminish; to reduce.

Examples :

"The doctor advised me to lessen my sugar intake to improve my health. "
为了改善健康状况，医生建议我减少糖的摄入量。
amount degree

Related Words

Illustration evening

evening noun

/ˈivnɪŋ/ /ˈiːvənɪŋ/

傍晚，晚上

"The evening air was cool as Sarah walked home from school. "

傍晚时分，莎拉放学回家，空气凉凉的。

Illustration sugar

sugar noun

/ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃʊɡɚ/

糖，砂糖

"My grandmother added a generous spoonful of sugar to her tea. "

我奶奶往她的茶里加了一大勺糖。

Illustration health

health noun

/hɛlθ/

健康，安康

"Her mental health is really affected by stressful environments."

在压力大的环境下，她的心理健康受到了很大的影响。

Illustration diminish

diminish verb

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

减少，缩小，减弱。

"The heavy rain diminished the size of the garden flowers. "

大雨让花园里的花朵变小了。

Illustration street

street noun

/stɹiːt/ /ʃtɹiːt/

街道，马路。

"Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right."

沿着这条街往前走，直到你看到右边有一家旅馆。

Illustration advised

advised verb

/ədˈvaɪzd/

建议，劝告。

"The dentist advised me to brush three times a day."

牙医建议我每天刷三次牙。

Illustration become

become verb

/bəˈkʊm/ /bəˈkʌm/ /biˈkʌm/

到达，来到。

"The students will become at the school library at 9:00 AM. "

学生们将在早上九点到达学校图书馆。

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lessened verb

/ˈlɛsənd/ /ˈlɛsənd/

减少，减轻。

"The medicine lessened her headache. "

药减轻了她的头痛。

Illustration doctor

doctor noun

/ˈdɒktə/ /ˈdɑktɚ/

医生，医师

"If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor."

如果你明天还觉得不舒服，就去看医生吧。

Illustration improve

improve verb

/ɪmˈpɹuːv/

提高，改善。

"Buying more servers would improve performance."

购买更多服务器可以提高性能。

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reduce verb

/ɹɪˈdjuːs/ /ɹɪˈduːs/

减少，降低。

"to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."

减少体重、降低速度、降低热度、减少开支、降低价格、裁减人员等等。

Illustration intake

intake noun

/ˈɪnteɪk/

入口，进口。

"The intake pipe for the school's water fountain is located on the side of the building. "

学校饮水机的进水管位于建筑物的侧面。