"lessen" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 減少
• 減輕

Definition

使某事變得更小、更弱或不那麼重要；減少數量或強度。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

語氣較正式，常與 pain（疼痛）、risk（風險）、impact（影響）、effect（效果）等詞連用。用於數量時，通常用 reduce。

Examples

I wish there was something I could do to lessen your worries.

我希望自己能做點什麼來**減少**你的擔心。

Good communication helps lessen misunderstandings between people.

良好的溝通有助於**減少**人與人之間的誤會。

You can lessen your stress by taking deep breaths.

透過深呼吸可以**減少**壓力。

Medicine can lessen the pain.

藥物可以**減輕**疼痛。

We planted trees to lessen air pollution.

我們種樹來**減少**空氣污染。

Turning off your phone at night can lessen distractions when you sleep.

晚上關手機可以**減少**你睡覺時的幹擾。