lessening is lessen's Present Participle

lessen

US [ˈles(ə)n]
UK ['les(ə)n]
  • v.减少；减轻；贬低；轻视
  • Web变小
Simple Present：lessens  Present Participle：lessening  Past Tense：lessened  

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Web Definition

v.
1.
缩小,减少;减轻
2.
贬低;轻视,看不起
3.
变小,变少,减少

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,减少减少,减轻减轻,贬低贬低,轻视轻视,变小变小
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
The current pace of deterioration is bound to slow and with it there should come a lessening of the level of fear.
目前的经济恶化速度肯定将放缓，恐慌程度也将相应减轻。
mù qián de jīng jì è huà sù dù kěn dìng jiāng fàng huǎn , kǒng huāng chéng dù yě jiāng xiāng yìng jiǎn qīng 。
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2.
This lessens the intimidation that the word "review" seems to bring out, without lessening its importance.
这样可以减少对单词“检查”可能带来的工作的恐惧，而不会降低其重要性。
zhè yàng kě yǐ jiǎn shǎo duì dān cí " jiǎn chá " kě néng dài lái de gōng zuò de kǒng jù , ér bú huì jiàng dī qí zhòng yào xìng 。
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3.
I gather there seems to be no lessening of the intensity of argumentation in this country.
我猜想关于这国家，的论证强度没有减少。
wǒ cāi xiǎng guān yú zhè guó jiā , de lùn zhèng qiáng dù méi yǒu jiǎn shǎo 。
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4.
And I feel so much better and 'clearer 'for lessening these dependencies.
我感到如此之好和对于减少这些依赖性的“更进一步的净化”。
wǒ gǎn dào rú cǐ zhī hǎo hé duì yú jiǎn shǎo zhè xiē yī lài xìng de " gèng jìn yí bù de jìng huà " 。
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5.
Any lessening of US forces would risk a power vacuum that might be filled by old rivalries, epitomised by festering Sino-Japanese mistrust.
只要减少美国军队，就有可能带来权力真空，而这种真空可能会被昔日的敌对状态所填补——中日之间的猜疑恶化就是其缩影。
zhǐ yào jiǎn shǎo měi guó jūn duì , jiù yǒu kě néng dài lái quán lì zhēn kōng , ér zhè zhǒng zhēn kōng kě néng huì bèi xī rì de dí duì zhuàng tài suǒ tián bǔ — — zhōng rì zhī jiān de cāi yí è huà jiù shì qí suō yǐng 。
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6.
A part of the year marked by a cessation or lessening of normal activity, as of a business.
一年中的一段时间。其显著特点是正常的活动，如商业活动停止或减少了
yī nián zhōng de yí duàn shí jiān 。 qí xiǎn zhù tè diǎn shì zhèng cháng de huó dòng , rú shāng yè huó dòng tíng zhǐ huò jiǎn shǎo le
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7.
Since the second half year of 2000, lessening of state-owned shares has been one of the most concerning problems in Chinas security markets.
上市公司的国有股减持问题在2000年下半年以来成为我国证券市场最为关注的问题之一。
shàng shì gōng sī de guó yǒu gǔ jiǎn chí wèn tí zài liǎng qiān nián xià bàn nián yǐ lái chéng wéi wǒ guó zhèng quàn shì chǎng zuì wéi guān zhù de wèn tí zhī yī 。
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8.
Moreover, these costs should be set against the benefits of lessening the risk of crises that would inflict catastrophic losses.
此外，这些开支应该与减少带来灾难性危机风险的利益相平衡。
cǐ wài , zhè xiē kāi zhī yīng gāi yǔ jiǎn shǎo dài lái zāi nàn xìng wēi jī fēng xiǎn de lì yì xiāng píng héng 。
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9.
Meanwhile, it would also change remote interchange into local interchange, lessening networks jams and accelerating responding speed.
同时使得远程交互过程转化为本地交互，减少了网络拥塞，提高了响应速度。
tóng shí shǐ de yuǎn chéng jiāo hù guò chéng zhuǎn huà wéi běn dì jiāo hù , jiǎn shǎo le wǎng luò yōng sè , tí gāo le xiǎng yìng sù dù 。
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10.
In doing so, China is likely to import more, lessening friction and global imbalances with the United States and other trade partners.
为了达到这个目的，中国很可能增加进口，这样不仅可以减少贸易摩擦，还能平衡与美国和其他贸易伙伴之间的贸易。
wèi le dá dào zhè ge mù dì , zhōng guó hěn kě néng zēng jiā jìn kǒu , zhè yàng bù jǐn kě yǐ jiǎn shǎo mào yì mó cā , hái néng píng héng yǔ měi guó hé qí tā mào yì huǒ bàn zhī jiān de mào yì 。
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