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单词 weaken
释义
weaken
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈwiː.kən/us
/ˈwiː.kən/
C1
to (causeto)becomelessstrong,powerful,determined, oreffective:
（使）虚弱；削弱；（使）衰弱
You couldseethepoordogweakeningdailyas thediseasespreadthroughitsbody.随着这种疾病在这条可怜的狗身上扩散，你能看到它在一天天衰弱下去。
Thebillwouldseriouslyweakenenvironmentalprotections.这项法案将严重削弱对环境的保护。
Weknowthatprolongedexposuretovibrationcan weakenaircraftcomponents.我们知道，长时间处在震动状态下会降低飞机零件的强度。
She's weakening -askher some morequestionsandseeif sheconfesses.她快挺不住了——再问她些问题看她会不会坦白。
More examples
  • In hisjournal,CaptainScottrecordedthat he and hiscompanionswere weakened bylackoffood.
  • Is TVresponsiblefor weakening people'smoralfibre?
  • Thelatestsetbackshave not weakened the government'sresolve.
  • Thefireweakened thecentraltower, whicheventuallycollapsed.
  • Thisevidenceweakens thecasefor theprosecution.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making less strong
  • abate
  • abatement
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • adulteration
  • decline
  • emasculation
  • enervate
  • enervating
  • enfeeble
  • enfeebled
  • fade
  • melt
  • relieve
  • sink
  • totter
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  • turn to jellyidiom
  • wane
  • waste away
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(Definition ofweakenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

weaken| American Dictionary

weaken
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈwi·kən/
to make orbecomeweakorweaker:
[I]The country’seconomycontinuesto weaken.
[T]Longexposuretovibrationcan weakenaircraftparts.
(Definition ofweakenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

weaken| Business English

weaken
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈwiːkən/us
ECONOMICS,POLITICS,FINANCE
tobecomeor make something or someonebecomelesspowerful,successful,effective, etc.:
Aseriesofscandalsweakenedinvestorconfidence.
Theplanhasdividedthecountryand weakened thegovernment.
They willreduceinterestratesif theeconomyweakens.
Theyslashedprofitgrowthforecastsyesterdayin thefaceofpoorsalesand weakeningconsumerspending.
STOCK MARKET,FINANCE
ifmarkets,investments, etc. weaken, or if something weakens them, theyfallinvalue:
weaken against sthSterling might weaken against theeuroif thedollardoes.
Thesharesweakened 2.5p to 225.25p.
Germanproducerpricesweakened inJuly.
(Definition ofweakenfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofweaken

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The associations that this random input produces are consequently weakened, and the process is repeated many times with different kinds of random input.
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Unlike the case of tree planting, however, fallowing of food crop fields does not require labor effort and, hence, tends toweakenland rights.
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The left introduction rules plus weakening and cut are used to compute the logical consequences of a given formula.
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The cytokinin or ethylene requirements for overcoming thermoinhibition of lettuce germination can also be eliminated or diminished by removing or weakening the endosperm.
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However, this comes at the cost of weakening the ability of sunspot models to explain fluctuations along some dimensions.
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The body had its "defensive forces" (wei qi) to guard its frontiers; those forces were bound to fail, though, when weakened by corruption from within.
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The strong defiance incentives probably weakened somewhat from the mid 1980s, when the state grants became more generous.
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The conjugal bond has strengthened, and has weakened the traditionally strong bonds with siblings, parents and other relatives of the extended family.
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However, globalization reduces the capacity of the state to extract rents from society by increasing competition and weakening the effectiveness of economic policies.
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Either that control had weakened by the eighteenth century, or the model of ' social control ' at either period is suspect.
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This type of rhetoric can lead toward an emptiness of moral meaning; the constant reinvention of principle weakens the firm quality of time-honored ideals.
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Elimination of is a form of weakening that is a meta-rule of the system.
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Along the way, we gain detailed insights into the changes that proofs undergo during cut elimination in the presence of weakening and contraction.
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However, the irrelevance of cannot be fully ascribed to weakening.
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From an administrative perspective, the planning capacity and the strong links between a given regional population and the chosen level of public service are weakened.
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