lessening

英 ['lesnɪŋ] 美 ['lesnɪŋ]

• n. 减少；下降
• 动词lessen的现在分词形式.

英英释义

Noun:

1. a change downward;

   "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"
   "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness.
   通过减少张力或强度使变。
2. Most people, in fact, favor the lessening of prejudice.
   大多数人们，实际上支持偏见的减少。

近反义词

【近义词】

• decreasing 递减的
• diminishing 减小
• fading 褪色
• declining 下降的
• falling 坠落
• waning (月亮)渐亏的...
• reducing 减低
• weakening 弱化
• dwindling 动词dwindle的现在...
• detraction 诽谤
• reduction 减少
• subtraction 减法
• deduction 扣除
• diminution 减少
• drop-off 急下降
• decrease 减少