weakening

1. V-ERG 削弱;减弱
   If you weaken something or if it weakens, 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。
2. V-ERG (使)(决心)动摇
   If your resolve weakens or if something weakens it, 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。
3. VERB 使虚弱;使无力
   If something weakens you, 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。
4. VERB 使松动;使损坏
   If something weakens an 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...
      一颗炸弹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。

1. The army will brook no weakening of its power.
   这支部队不会容忍对其实力的削弱。
2. 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。
3. Family structures are weakening and breaking up.
   家庭结构在动摇，进而分崩离析。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. The fiscal situation already weakened by spending commitments, falling revenue and a weakening economy would deteriorate further.
   已经由于支出承诺、收入下降和经济疲弱而被削弱的希腊财政状况，将会进一步恶化。
7. The weakening yen and euro provided an additional lure to Chinese shoppers.
   日元和欧元的疲软对于中国购物者来说是一种额外的诱惑。
8. And the outlook for China's banks is weakening.
   而且中国各银行的前景正在转弱。
9. This set off a spiral of falling bond prices, weakening banks and slowing growth.
   这又导致了债务价格的下跌，弱化了银行并使增长率放缓。
10. 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。
11. Weakening the political position of the feudal classes is a serious struggle.
    削弱封建阶级的政治地位，是一个严重的斗争。
12. Third, ad hoc responses to the crisis exacerbated policy uncertainty, weakening the recovery.
    第三，应对危机的临时措施增加了政策的不确定性，削弱了复苏势头。
13. 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。
14. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
    你不能通过削弱强者来增强弱者。
15. 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。
16. This war is resulting in a further weakening of Fatah's support and the strengthening of more radical forces.
    这场战争的结果将是进一步削弱对法塔赫的支持和加强更为激进的势力。
17. 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。
18. It's like the magic is weakening!
    好象我们的魔法变弱了！
19. The weakening of the euro in recent days supports this view.
    近日欧元的弱势为这种看法提供了支持。
20. Some methods of weakening sensor noise are propounded.
    本文提出了削弱传感器噪声的一些方法。
21. Finally, based on the theory of knowledge governance, a countermeasure model of weakening knowledge stickiness is constructed.
    从知识治理的视角出发，构建了一个可以用来削弱知识粘性的管理对策模型。
22. In the rest of Asia, there was fresh evidence of weakening economic activity.
    在亚洲其它地区也出现了经济活动走软的新证据。
23. 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。
24. This might be solved by the rise of digital media and weakening of old media monopolies.
    数字媒体的崛起和旧媒体垄断的削弱或许能解决这种问题。
25. 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。
26. Weakening growth and a peak in official interest rates have created a supportive economic environment for bonds.
    债市方面，经济增长放缓和官方利率见顶构成了利好的经济环境。
27. Fighting within the ANC may also be weakening institutions.
    非国大的内部斗争也可能削弱了政府机关。
28. 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。
29. The algorithm has high location accuracy and low time complexity due to weakening the interference of background areas.
    由于减弱了背景区域的干扰，该算法具有较高定位准确度和较低时间复杂度。

noun

1. the act of reducing the strength of something

2. becoming weaker

adj

1. moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

2. causing debilitation

   Synonym:    debilitativeenervatingenfeebling