weakened
past simple and past participle ofweaken
| 单词 | weakened |
| 释义 | weakened past simple and past participle ofweaken weaken verb[IorT] uk/ˈwiː.kən/us/ˈwiː.kən/C1 to (causeto)becomelessstrong,powerful,determined, oreffective: You couldseethepoordogweakeningdailyas thediseasespreadthroughitsbody. Thebillwouldseriouslyweakenenvironmentalprotections. Weknowthatprolongedexposuretovibrationcan weakenaircraftcomponents. She's weakening -askher some morequestionsandseeif sheconfesses.
Becoming and making less strong
Examplesofweakenedweakened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This is because vowels in both primarily and secondarily stressed syllables are rendered strong and notweakened. From theCambridge English Corpus The body had its "defensive forces" (wei qi) to guard its frontiers; those forces were bound to fail, though, whenweakenedby corruption from within. From theCambridge English Corpus The strong defiance incentives probablyweakenedsomewhat from the mid 1980s, when the state grants became more generous. From theCambridge English Corpus The conjugal bond has strengthened, and hasweakenedthe traditionally strong bonds with siblings, parents and other relatives of the extended family. From theCambridge English Corpus Either that control hadweakenedby the eighteenth century, or the model of ' social control ' at either period is suspect. From theCambridge English Corpus The increased stiffness of connective tissue confers protective strength onweakenedmuscles but the loss of elastic recoil decreases the efficiency of gait. From theCambridge English Corpus From an administrative perspective, the planning capacity and the strong links between a given regional population and the chosen level of public service areweakened. From theCambridge English Corpus One phonological change which severelyweakenedthe distinction between these classes was the neutralization of unstressed vowels. From theCambridge English Corpus Once independence was achieved, the unions were left weak, and were furtherweakenedwhen a number of key officials were lured into government. From theCambridge English Corpus Both had recently seen their unions seriouslyweakenedby severe repression. From theCambridge English Corpus The incentive to put forward underfinanced proposals isweakenedcompared to a system where entitlement appropriations are open-ended. From theCambridge English Corpus Such concentrated opponents should tend to beweakenedby crisis. From theCambridge English Corpus This led to the generation of ductile transpressional shear zones while the crust was thermallyweakenedbecause of the high temperatures. From theCambridge English Corpus Huge capital costs, the limited availability of supplies, contested markets and price controls allweakenedthe market's ability to function effectively. From theCambridge English Corpus The tribes,weakenedby their deteriorating economic circumstances, needed the state's assistance and became more amenable to its patronage. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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