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词汇 weaken
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weaken

verb
 
/ˈwiːkən/
/ˈwiːkən/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they weaken
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he / she / it weakens
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past simple weakened
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past participle weakened
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-ing form weakening
/ˈwiːkənɪŋ/
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  1.  
    [transitive, intransitive] weaken (somebody/something) to make somebody/something less strong or powerful; to become less strong or powerful(使)虚弱,衰弱;减弱;削弱
    • The team has been weakened by injury.这个队因伤实力减弱。
    • The new evidence weakens the case against her.新的证据削弱了诉她的案由。
    • This new story has severely weakened the President’s position.这条新闻严重削弱了总统的地位。
    • His authority is steadily weakening.他的权威日趋减弱。
    • The British pound continued to weaken against the dollar.英镑兑美元继续走弱。
    • The division of Germany had served to weaken the party.德国的分裂导致了该政党衰落。
    • The military was badly weakened by the sanctions.军队因制裁而受到严重削弱。
    • The regime was fatally weakened by the unrest and violence.社会动荡和暴力活动使这一政权遭到了致命性的削弱。
    • a move designed to weaken the rebels旨在削弱叛乱分子力量的行动
    • exchange rates that dramatically weakened the dollar导致美元大幅贬值的汇率
    Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • considerably
    • greatly
    • seriously
    verb + weaken
    • begin to
    • start to
    • continue to
  2.  
    [transitive, intransitive] weaken (something) to make something less physically strong; to become less physically strong使强度减弱;削弱
    • The explosion had weakened the building's foundations.爆炸松动了这座楼房的地基。
    • His health was weakened by overwork.过度劳累削弱了他的健康。
    • She felt her legs weaken.她觉得两腿无力。
    • The explosion had weakened the building's foundations considerably.爆炸极大地削弱了这座楼房的地基。
    • She felt her legs weaken further as she climbed higher up the slope.当她爬上更高的斜坡时,她感到自己的腿越来越虚弱。
    • He began to weaken as his opponent continued the onslaught.对手继续猛攻,他开始变得虚弱了。
    Topics Illnessc1
    Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • considerably
    • greatly
    • seriously
    verb + weaken
    • begin to
    • start to
    • continue to
  3.  
    [intransitive, transitive] to become or make somebody become less determined or certain about something使(肯定程度)减弱;动摇;犹豫
    • You must not agree to do it. Don't weaken.你们一定不能同意做这件事。别心软。
    • weaken something Nothing could weaken his resolve to continue.什么也不能削弱他继续下去的决心。
    • The judgement serves to weaken public confidence in the courts.这个判决导致公众对法院的信心下降。
    • She felt herself beginning to weaken in the face of his persuasion.面对他的劝说,她觉得自己开始犹豫了。
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
  4.  
    [intransitive] (of a natural force) to become less strong(使)虚弱,衰弱;减弱;削弱
    • The storm eventually weakened.暴雨终于减弱了。
  5. [intransitive, transitive] (of a country's currency or economy) to become less strong; to make a currency or economy less strong(使)虚弱,衰弱;减弱;削弱
    • weaken (against something) The dollar has weakened against the euro.美元对欧元疲软。
    • weaken something measures that could weaken the economy可能削弱经济的措施
    opposite strengthen
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