Word · Frequency #4459
weaken
使变弱；削弱；减弱
核心释义
To make someone or something less strong or less powerful; to reduce the strength of something.
- 1.
使变弱；削弱。
To make weaker or less strong.
- 2.
削弱力量
lessen the strength of
- 3.
变弱；减弱。
To become weaker or less strong.
- 4.
变得更弱
become weaker
- 5.
破坏财产或妨碍正常运作
destroy property or hinder normal operations
变弱；减弱；破坏；损害；使变弱；削弱。；削弱力量；变弱；减弱。
用法In use
The medicine may weaken your immune system, so get plenty of rest.
用法提示：此处 weaken 是及物动词，意为“削弱、使变弱”，后接宾语 your immune system。
The storm finally weakened after midnight, and we could sleep.
用法提示：此处 weaken 是不及物动词，意为“变弱、减弱”，描述风暴力量的减退。
A poor diet can weaken your bones over time.
用法提示：此处 weaken 是及物动词，表示“使……变弱”，宾语为 your bones。
The fever weakened his body
The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
weaken sth
及物用法，后接名词或代词作宾语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- weaken the immune system
- 削弱免疫系统
- Stress can weaken the immune system.压力会削弱免疫系统。
- weaken the economy
- 削弱经济
- The recession weakened the economy significantly.经济衰退严重削弱了经济。
- weaken one's resolve
- 削弱某人的决心
- Despite the challenges, she never weakened her resolve.尽管面临挑战，她从未削弱自己的决心。
- weaken the structure
- 削弱结构
- The earthquake weakened the building's structure.地震削弱了建筑物的结构。
- weaken a claim
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
weak（虚弱）加上-en（使），表示'使虚弱'，即削弱。
语境与语域Context & Register
该词及物与不及物用法均常见，注册中性偏正式；典型场景涉及健康、经济、政治等领域。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Beacon and deacon rhyme with weaken (/ikən/). Other words ending in -en such as open, happen, often, chicken have different vowel sounds and are not rhymes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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