及物动词
不及物动词
1. 削弱;减弱
If you weaken something or if it weakens, it becomes less strong or less powerful.
2. (使)(决心)动摇
If your resolve weakens or if something weakens it, you become less determined or less certain about taking a particular course of action that you had previously decided to take.
3. 使虚弱;使无力
If something weakens you, it causes you to lose some of your physical strength.
4. 使松动;使损坏
If something weakens an object, it does something to it which causes it to become less firm and more likely to break.
1. become weaker
e.g. The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
2. lessen the strength of
e.g. The fever weakened his body
3. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
e.g. de-escalate a crisis
Synonym: de-escalatestep down
4. lessen in force or effect
e.g. soften a shock
break a fall
Synonym: dampendampsoftenbreak
5. destroy property or hinder normal operations
e.g. The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war