英 [ˈlesnɪŋ] 美 [ˈlesnɪŋ]
n. 减轻，减少；变小
v. 减少；变小（lessen 的 ing 形式）
lessen /ˈlɛsən/ TEM4 [ lessening lessened lessens ]
及物动词/不及物动词 If something lessens or you lessen it, it becomes smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance. 减少; 降低; 减轻
He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is born.
他习惯了妻子无微不至的关心，这种关心在孩子出生以后将不可避免地减少。
不可数名词 减轻
...increased trade and a lessening of tension on the border.
…贸易的增加和边境紧张局势的减轻。
减持-引用次数：86
Chapter two, theoretically analyzing the lessening of state-owned shares.
第二章，国有股减持的理论分析。
参考来源国有股减持的理论分析与对策研究
... lessened 减少的 lessening 减轻 lesser 较小的 ...
... declining下降的 lessening减少 plummeting动词plummet的现在...
... 降低打倒击落转次页 bring down 降低 reduce; cut down; abate; debase; drop; lower; lessening; reducing; reduction; ... 把……打倒 knock（…）off ...
减轻，减少；变小
reduction / loss / decrease / mitigation
减少；变小（lessen的ing形式）
Most people, in fact, favor the lessening of prejudice.
事实上，大多数人都赞成减少偏见。
Vehicles incorporating only the simplest of the engine improvements that methanol makes feasible would still contribute to an immediate lessening of urban air pollution.
仅采用甲醇所能实现的最简单的发动机改进措施的车辆，仍将有助于立即减少城市空气污染。
Sedimented institutions worsen the bias by lessening choice, interest, and participation.
通过减少人们的选择权、利益和参与，陈腐的制度让这一倾向更加恶化。
The plastic can block air passages. The trash can also make the animal feel full, lessening its desire to eat or drink.
VOA : special.2009.09.22
Unfortunately,starting in 2008, WHO says progress has stagnated because of a big decline in funding and lessening of political commitment for measles control.
VOA : standard.2010.05.21
President Obama , and administration officials insist there is no question of any lessening of overall U.S.support for civil society and democracy groups seeking democratic reforms in Iran.
VOA : standard.2009.10.28
And, according to Senate reporting, they were lessening their standards to accommodate these institutions.
" They chastised it because most of its indicators "presume that lessening regulation is always desirable.
The biggest advance in actually lessening the problem happened in the 1950s with cataracts.