ease/allay/alleviate/lessen.导航词义：减轻

1. ease:v. （使）减轻，（使）缓解.指减轻事情的恶劣程度、身心痛苦等。

plans to ease congestion in the city

改善城市拥塞状况的计划

This kind of medicine can ease your pain.

这种药可以减轻你的疼痛。

2. allay:v. 减轻.通常指减轻恐惧、担心、怀疑等。

His arrival allayed her fear.

他的到来减轻了她的恐惧。

We hope this statement will allay the public's concern.

我们希望这一声明会减轻公众的担忧。

3. alleviate:v. 减轻，缓和.指减轻疼痛、痛苦、难度等。

It is said that this medicine can alleviate pain.

据说这种药物能够缓解疼痛。

I could only alleviate the sorrow by drinking.

我只能借酒浇愁。

4. lessen:v. （使）减轻，（使）减少.指减轻痛苦，或降低风险、重要性等。

This medicine can lessen pain in no time.

这种药可以立刻减轻痛苦。

She tried to lessen his importance at work.

她试图淡化他在工作中的重要性。

Their bravery has not lessened.

他们的勇气并未消减。

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1·Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers.

工具带解放了双手，并减少了锤子掉落的危险。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·They have been looking to trust companies in particular to trim their balance sheets and lessen their regulatory burden.

他们一直指望着给那些努力削减其资产负债表的信托公司放贷，减轻其监管负担。

3·International Labor Organization economists say some nations have come up with policies to lessen the impact of lower wages during the economic crisis.

国际劳工组织的经济学家说，一些国家已经制定了政策，以减轻经济危机期间工资较低的影响。

4·I didn't feel any improvement in my condition in the first couple of days, but after a few more regular visits to the doctor, my cough started to lessen.

在最初的几天里，我并没有感到情况有任何好转，但在定期去医生那里治疗几次后，我的咳嗽开始减少。

5·The noise began to lessen.

噪音开始减弱。《牛津词典》

6·He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is born.

他习惯了妻子无微不至的关心，这种关心在孩子出生以后将不可避免地减少。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

7·Keep to the track, where one exists, so you lessen the chance of damaging fragile plants.

在有道路的地方沿着道路走，这样你就很少会踩到柔弱的花草了。

8·That's the reason they're called lessons, the Gryphon remarked, because they lessen from day to day.

鹰头怪说：“所以它们叫‘课’，因为‘课’一天比一天少。”

9·That does not lessen the shock value for a modern reader, even though war in our time is no less savage and no less brutal.

对于现在读者，它的震惊效果并未削弱，尽管现代的战争不再那样野蛮残忍。

10·An experiment in Japan found melatonine can lessen the harm done by radiation to the human body.

日本一项实验显示褪黑素能减轻辐射对人体所产生的危害。

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1·Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers.

工具带解放了双手，并减少了锤子掉落的危险。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·I didn't feel any improvement in my condition in the first couple of days, but after a few more regular visits to the doctor, my cough started to lessen.

在最初的几天里，我并没有感到情况有任何好转，但在定期去医生那里治疗几次后，我的咳嗽开始减少。

3·He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is born.

他习惯了妻子无微不至的关心，这种关心在孩子出生以后将不可避免地减少。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·She upbraided herself for the sentiment, but could not overcome or lessen it.

她为这种感情而自责，但她既不能抑制也不能减少这种感情。

5·That your love would never lessen and never go?

你的爱绝不会减少，绝不会溜走？

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1·They have been looking to trust companies in particular to trim their balance sheets and lessen their regulatory burden.

他们一直指望着给那些努力削减其资产负债表的信托公司放贷，减轻其监管负担。

2·International Labor Organization economists say some nations have come up with policies to lessen the impact of lower wages during the economic crisis.

国际劳工组织的经济学家说，一些国家已经制定了政策，以减轻经济危机期间工资较低的影响。

3·An experiment in Japan found melatonine can lessen the harm done by radiation to the human body.

日本一项实验显示褪黑素能减轻辐射对人体所产生的危害。

4·But I hope that these Suggestions will lessen your pain when dark thoughts are all around you.

但是，我希望我这些建议能够使你减轻当忧郁的想法围绕你的时候的痛苦。

5·This is the first study in humans to explore whether drinking alcohol might lessen the severity of RA, and its results are promising.

这是人类第一次探索有关饮酒是否会减轻风湿性关节炎病症的研究，它的结果具有广泛前景。

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1·Additionally, another advantage of software radio is that it can process multi-carrier, decrease the RF channel, lessen the devices 'solidity, and save the its cost.

另外，采用软件无线电能进行多载波处理，减少射频通道数，缩小体积，节约成本。