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lessens

/ˈlɛsənz/ /ˈlɛsn̩z/

Meanings
verb

减少，减轻

To make less; to diminish; to reduce.

Examples :

"The medicine lessens the pain. "
这种药能减轻疼痛。
amount degree

Related Words

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less noun

/lɛs/

较少，更少，少量。

"I have less to do today than yesterday."

今天我需要做的事情比昨天少多了。

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

来自，从。

"I got a letter from my brother."

我收到了一封我哥哥寄来的信。

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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。

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make noun

/meɪk/

牌子，型号

"What make of car do you drive?"

你开的是什么牌子的车？

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medicine noun

/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/ /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/

药物，药品

"The medicine helped my grandmother feel better after she had the flu. "

药物让我的奶奶在感冒后感觉好多了。

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noise noun

/nɔɪz/

噪音，喧嚣。

"He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise."

他知道那天是倒垃圾的日子，垃圾车收垃圾的时候会发出很大的噪音。

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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。

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construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

建造，建设。

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

新桥正在建造中。

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ended verb

/ˈɛndɪd/

结束，终止.

"Is this movie never going to end?"

这部电影到底什么时候才结束啊？

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pain noun

/peɪn/

疼痛，痛苦。

"I had to stop running when I started getting pains in my feet."

我开始感到脚疼的时候，就不得不停下来跑步了。

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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。