(1)減少(弱)(become less)[I]：～gradually/sharply 逐漸/急劇減少;The storm's fury is～ing. 暴風(fēng)雨的強(qiáng)度正在減弱。Light～s as evening comes on. 夜晚降臨，光線減弱。The value of money～s during inflation. 通貨膨脹期間貨幣貶值?！纪絛ecrease;〖反〗increase;
(2)減少(輕)(make less;reduce)[T+n]：～the impact/risk/likelihood of sth減輕(少)某事的影響/風(fēng)險(xiǎn)/可能性;～tension 緩和緊張局勢;～the sentence of a convicted man 給犯人減刑;～production costs 降低生產(chǎn)成本;His apology～ed my anger. 他的道歉消解了我的怒氣。The number was～ed by 20%. 數(shù)量減少了20%。〖同〗decrease;〖反〗increase，raise;
(3)貶低，縮小(cause to seem small or unimportant;make little of)[T+n]：I don't want to～the services he has rendered. 我不想貶低他的貢獻(xiàn)。～the difference between the city and the countryside gradually 逐漸縮小城鄉(xiāng)差別;
←less det;pron;adv & prep