weakening

英 [ˈwiːkənɪŋ]

美 [ˈwiːkənɪŋ]

v.  (使)虚弱，衰弱; 减弱; 削弱; 使(肯定程度)减弱; 动摇; 犹豫
weaken的现在分词

现在分词：weakening　

经济

BNC.19766 / COCA.17338

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 削弱;减弱
  If youweakensomething or if itweakens, it becomes less strong or less powerful.
  1. The recession has weakened so many firms that many can no longer survive...
     经济衰退使许多公司实力大损，不少难以为继。
  2. The Prime Minister's opponents believe that her authority has been fatally weakened...
     首相的反对者认为她的权威已经受到致命削弱。
  3. Family structures are weakening and breaking up.
     家庭结构在动摇，进而分崩离析。
• V-ERG (使)(决心)动摇
  If your resolveweakensor if somethingweakensit, you become less determined or less certain about taking a particular course of action that you had previously decided to take.
  1. I looked at the list and felt my resolve weakening...
     我看着名单，觉得自己的决心正在动摇。
  2. Jennie weakened, and finally relented...
     詹妮的态度有所缓和，最终软了下来。
  3. The verdict hasn't weakened his resolve to fight the charges against him.
     判决没有动摇他洗清对自己的指控的决心。
• VERB 使虚弱;使无力
  If somethingweakensyou, it causes you to lose some of your physical strength.
  1. Malnutrition obviously weakens the patient.
     营养不良明显导致病人身体虚弱。
• VERB 使松动;使损坏
  If somethingweakensan object, it does something to it which causes it to become less firm and more likely to break.
  1. A bomb blast had weakened an area of brick on the back wall...
     一颗***爆炸使后墙的一片砖发生了松动。
  2. Never dry underwear over direct heat; it will weaken the fabric.
     不要直接加热烘干内衣，那样会损坏布料。

英英释义

noun

• the act of reducing the strength of something
• becoming weaker

adj

• moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker
• causing debilitation
  Synonym:debilitativeenervatingenfeebling

双语例句

• The latter can work by encouraging investment and weakening exchange rates, so also encouraging exports.
  通过鼓励投资和降低汇率（因此也包括促进出口），就能让后者发挥作用。
• A full-blown dollar crisis on top of a credit crunch and a weakening economy would be frightening.
  在信贷紧缩和经济疲软之上爆发一场全面的美元危机将是令人胆战心惊的。
• Analysts say the grain harvest and weakening demand for commodities will also help keep inflation low.
  分师家称粮食丰收和商品需求弱化也将有助于通胀指数保持低位。
• That fall underscored the nation's fast diminishing appetite for raw materials and weakening domestic consumer demand.
  这一下降突显了该国对原材料的需求在迅速减弱，国内消费者需求也逐渐疲软。
• And the outlook for China's banks is weakening.
  而且中国各银行的前景正在转弱。
• These organisms have enzymes that contribute to the weakening and penetration of the protective outer skin.
  这些微生物具有可以减弱和穿透果蔬保护性外壳的酶。
• This paper concludes that aspiration and weakening play a major role in the formation of the merged voiced consonants.
  “送气”和“弱化”在合流型浊音的形成过程中起着重要的作用。
• The weakening of trade union membership in many countries has also removed an important institutional support.
  许多国家工会势力的削弱，也移除了一项重要的机构支持。
• This is a weakening of this distributivity condition, called modularity.
  这个分配性条件可减弱为所谓性的条件，一个格称为模格。
• The budget crisis also spotlighted a weakening American economy.
  预算危机也突显了正在衰退的美国经济。