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| /ˈwiːkən/ |
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| 1 | I/T to make someone physically less strong and healthy , or to become less strong and healthy （使）变虚弱；（使）衰弱 |
| Stress can weaken the immune system. 紧张会减弱免疫系统的功能。 |
| She began to weaken after running for 8 miles. 她跑了8英里后开始变得虚弱。 |
| | 1a | to make a structure more likely to break , or to become more likely to break （使）变得更易断裂；（使）脆弱 | | Many buildings had already been weakened by last year’ s storms. 许多建筑物由于去年的风暴已经变得摇摇欲坠。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to make someone or something less powerful or important , or to become less powerful or important （使）变弱；削弱 |
| Apeace deal between Israel and Lebanon would have weakened Syria’ s influence in the region. 如果以色列和黎巴嫩先前达成和平协议，可能会削弱叙利亚在这一地区的影响。 |
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| 3 | T to make someone less determined or less certain 使（某人）动摇；使（某人）犹豫不决 |
| If your facts are wrong, that’ s going to weaken your case. 如果你的事实有误，你的案子会难以胜诉。 |
| weaken sb’ s resolve/morale/resistance/spirit No amount of violence will weaken our resolve. 任何暴力行为都不会动摇我们的决心。 |
| | 3a | I if someone weakens about an opinion or decision , they become less certain about it （某人）动摇，犹豫不决: | | In the end I weakened and agreed to go. 最后我动摇了，并同意去。 | |
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| 4 | I if prices weaken , they fall （价格）下跌 |
| Words frequently used with weaken | | weaken 的常见搭配词 | | adverbs | considerably, fatally, further, seriously, severely, | 1 | | | |
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