weaken是什麽意思

weaken

英 ['wiːk(ə)n] 美 ['wikən]

vt. 減少；使變弱；使變淡
vi. 變弱；畏縮；變軟弱

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.: 不要直接加熱烘幹內衣，那樣會損壞布料。

2. The Bundesbank's seemingly impregnable position has begun to weaken.: 德意誌聯邦銀行看似不可撼動的地位開始削弱了。

3. You can weaken the tea by adding water.: 你可以加水把茶弄得淡一些.

4. There was one caveat: he was not to enter into a merger or otherwise weaken the Roche family's control of the firm.: 有一點需要預先聲明：他不得參與合並，或以其他方式削弱羅奇家族對該公司的控製。

5. He suspected elements within the South African government were conniving at the disturbances to try to weaken the ANC.: 他懷疑南非政府內有一幫人縱容這些騷亂的發生，企圖削弱非國大。

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