attenuate

英 [əˈtenjueɪt]

美 [əˈtenjueɪt]

v.  使减弱; 使降低效力

过去分词：attenuated　过去式：attenuated　现在分词：attenuating　第三人称单数：attenuates　

GRE计算机

BNC.21122 / COCA.19661

牛津词典

verb

• 使减弱；使降低效力
  to make sth weaker or less effective
  1. The drug attenuates the effects of the virus.
     这药能减轻病毒的危害。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使减轻；使减弱；使削弱
  Toattenuatesomething means to reduce it or weaken it.
  1. You could never eliminate risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it...
     风险不可能完全消除，但可以通过防范和培训来降低。
  2. Theirs had been an increasingly attenuated relationship.
     他们的关系日益冷淡。

英英释义

verb

• become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
• weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
  Synonym:rarefy

adj

• reduced in strength
  1. the faded tones of an old recording
  Synonym:attenuatedfadedweakened

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