weaken
- vt. 減少;使變?nèi)酰皇棺兊?/li>
- vi. 變?nèi)酰晃房s;變軟弱
詞態(tài)變化
英文詞源
- weaken (v.)
- late 14c., "to become feeble," from weak + -en (1). Transitive sense from 1560s. Related: Weakened; weakening.
雙語例句
- 1. Never dry underwear over direct heat; it will weaken the fabric.
- 不要直接加熱烘干內(nèi)衣,那樣會損壞布料。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Bundesbank's seemingly impregnable position has begun to weaken.
- 德意志聯(lián)邦銀行看似不可撼動的地位開始削弱了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. You can weaken the tea by adding water.
- 你可以加水把茶弄得淡一些.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. There was one caveat: he was not to enter into a merger or otherwise weaken the Roche family's control of the firm.
- 有一點需要預(yù)先聲明:他不得參與合并,或以其他方式削弱羅奇家族對該公司的控制。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He suspected elements within the South African government were conniving at the disturbances to try to weaken the ANC.
- 他懷疑南非政府內(nèi)有一幫人縱容這些騷亂的發(fā)生,企圖削弱非國大。
來自柯林斯例句