weaken

英 ['wiːkən] 美 ['wiːkən]

• v. 使 ... 弱，削弱； 变弱； 弄淡

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)削〔变〕弱

   (cause to) become weak, especially in health or character

2. vt. & vi. (使)犹豫

   (cause to) be less determined

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 削弱，使变弱，使减弱
2. 冲淡，使变淡
3. 变软弱，变弱，减弱
4. 减少，衰减
5. 畏缩
6. 使衰减，降低
7. 弄稀薄，使稀薄
8. 变得拿不定主意，变得优柔寡断，动摇，犹豫
9. 衰弱，虚弱
10. 变稀薄

英英释义

Verb:

1. lessen the strength of;

   "The fever weakened his body"
   

2. become weaker;

   "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
   

3. destroy property or hinder normal operations;

   "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
   

4. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of;

   "de-escalate a crisis"
   

5. lessen in force or effect;

   "soften a shock"
   "break a fall"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Hansen says if the Gulf stream were to weaken it could affect marine life.
   韩森说，如果湾流太弱，会影响海洋生命。
2. Because transplants weaken the immune system, they cannot be performed on sick patients.
   由于移植会使免疫系统变弱，病人在此情况下不能施行手术。
3. Because transplants weaken the immune system, they cannot be performed on sick patients.
   由于移植会使免疫系统变弱，病人在此情况下不能施行手术。
4. However, as the expansion progressed and more of the land was available, the will to share started to weaken.
   然而，如同被促进的扩充和土地的更多是可得的一样，分享的意志开始变弱。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. His strength has weakened.
   他的体力下降了。
2. She weakened as the illness grew worse.
   由于病情恶化,她变得更弱了。
3. The enemy's attacks weakened.
   敌人的攻击减弱了。
4. They have not yet agreed to our requests but they are clearly weakening.
   他们还没有同意我们的要求,但态度已明显软化。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The strain of the last few days has weakened her considerably.
   最近几天的劳累在很大程度上使她身体衰弱了。
2. The illness weakened his heart.
   疾病使他的心脏衰弱了。
3. You can weaken the tea by adding water.
   你可以加水把茶弄得淡一些。
4. None of these setbacks could weaken her resolve to become a doctor.
   这些挫折一点也动摇不了她要当医生的决心。

经典引文

• I must have weakened my capacity for attention and observation.

  出自： Day Lewis

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• weaken sb's heart 使某人的心脏衰弱
• weaken one's tea 把茶冲淡

～+副词

• weaken basically 基本削弱
• weaken constitutionally〔materially〕 体质变弱
• weaken painfully 痛苦地削弱
• weaken permanently 永久地削弱
• weaken tragically 悲惨地削弱

～+介词

• weaken by 通过…使变淡
• weaken tea by adding water 通过加水使茶变淡

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. weaken可指生物体表明健康状况的官能效果丧失、体力衰弱,也可指物质或非物质的完整性、稳定性、强度、数量等方面减弱或丧失。引申可指“(使)犹豫”。
2. weaken既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。

近反义词

【近义词】

• decline 下降
• fail 失败
• dilute 稀释
• enervate 无力的
• deteriorate 恶化
• give in 屈服
• cave in 下陷
• undermine 逐渐削弱
• give way 撤退
• damage 损害
• destabilize 使不稳定
• detract from 减损
• shake 摇动
• water down 掺水
• thin 薄的
• adulterate 搀 ... 使品质变劣...
• enfeeble 使衰弱
• exhaust 使筋疲力尽
• soften (使)变柔和
• droop 低垂
• languish 衰弱无力
• impair 损害
• disable 使 ... 失去能力...
• fade 逐渐消失
• cripple 跛者
• depress 使沮丧
• water 水
• faint 微弱的
• lessen 减少
• sink 下沉
• silence 沉默
• loosen 松开
• sap 树液
• pine 松树
• flag 旗
• lower 低的
• step down 逐渐缩小
• de-escalate (使)逐步降级...
• sabotage 怠工
• damp 潮湿的
• counteract 抵制
• subvert 推翻
• dampen (使)潮湿
• countermine 反地道
• break 打碎

【反义词】

• strengthen 加强