Clear the air ;lessen or remove fears,worries or suspicions by talking about them openly

(公开倾诉以)减轻或消除恐惧、忧虑或疑虑

(1)he has taken the initiative to eliminate or lessen the harmful consequences occasioned by his illegal act;

(一)主动消除或者减轻违法行为危害后果的;

`That’s the reason they’re called lessons,’ the gryphon remarked: `because they lessen from day to day.’

“人们都说上‘多少课’，”素甲鱼解释说，“‘多少课’就是先多后少的意思。”

The sick man had recourse to drugs to lessen his pain.

病人靠药来减轻痛苦。

A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.

淡色通过加白色使浓度变化而形成的一种颜色分级

The third world nations had to repay their loans with the sale of, more often than not, a single commodity, which did little to lessen the crippling burden of debt

第三世界国家为了偿还贷款，经常是出售某一种单一产品，而这样做又几乎没有减轻压得它们无法喘息的沉重债务。

Power systems are being designed to lessen the environmental impact with regard to aerial pollution, thermal discharge8, and the esthetic aspects of sitting.

电力系统要设计成能减轻其在空气污染、排热和环境美化方面的影响。

Thoughts on How to Lessen the Distinction of Digital Divide between the Urban and Rural Areas

对缩小我国城乡“数字鸿沟”的若干思考

Cylinder leaks usually occur at welded seams (on low-pressure cylinders)or at the cylinder valve. Proper quality control of materials and inspections, as required by the Department of Transportation (DOT), lessen the probability of cylinder leaks.

钢瓶泄漏通常发生在焊缝处(低压钢瓶)，或者在钢瓶阀门处。正如交通部所要求的那样，材料的正确质量控制和检查降低了钢瓶泄漏的概率。

Doctors used to let blood from people to lessen a fever.

过去医生以放血来减轻热度。

Doctors used to let blood from people to lessen a fever.

过去医生以放血来降低轻热度。

The contract should be in writing in order to lessen the chances for misunderstanding and future disagreement.

合伙合同应是书面形式的,以减少误解和将来可能发生的争执。

Something that separates potentially antagonistic entities,as an area between two rival powers that serves to lessen the danger of conflict.

缓冲物，缓冲地带可用来隔离潜在的对抗性因来的东西，如面敌对势力用来减轻冲突危险的地带

To lessen the oppressiveness,trouble,or severity of.

减轻…的负担、麻烦或严重性

To lessen the discomfort or pain of

减轻不适或痛楚.

To lessen or attempt to lessen the magnitude or seriousness of,especially by providing partial excuses.

减轻缩小或努力缩小重要或严重的程度，尤指为了提供偏心的借口

lessen the costs

减少费用.

lessen the effect of sth

减少某事的影响.

To lessen the price or value of.

降低降低价格或价值

She upbraided herself for the sentiment, but could not overcome or lessen it.

她为这种感情而自责,但她既不能抑制也不能减少这种感情。

I wish something would happen to puncture her ego,ie lessen her conceit.

她自以为是,我希望让她碰个钉子.

It was five foot ten inches diameter at the lower part next the stump, and four foot eleven inches diameter at the end of twenty two foot, after which it lessen ’d for a while, and then parted into branches.

靠近树根的直径达五英尺十英寸,在二十二英尺处直径也达四英尺十一英寸,然后才渐渐细下去,并开始长出枝叉。

recourse to drugs to lessen pain

靠药减轻痛苦

What you have now said doth not lessen my idea of your capacity; but confirms my opinion of the ill effects of bad and low company.

你刚才说的这番话并没有降低我对你的才能的估计，却证实了跟下流人在一起是有损无益的。

Take some aspirin for(ie to lessen the pain caused by)your headache.

你头痛吃点阿司匹林吧.

Responsibilities lessen with age.

年事愈高，责任愈轻

The flexibility of a man’s muscles will lessen as he becomes old.

人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

It has always been a dream of mine to go to college, but that didn’t lessen the butterflies in my stomach, or my lack of confidence. Today I have completed 96 credits and I have 33 more to go.

上大学一直是我的一个梦想，但进了大学并没有消除我内心的紧张，也没有给我带来自信。如今我已经修完了96个学分，还需再修33个。

To lessen or cancel the value of.

使贬值降低或去掉…的价值

To lessen the violence,severity,or extremeness of.

使和缓减少…的激烈、严厉或极端的程度

Lessen costs

n.减少成本

lessen the fertility

n.降低肥力

lessen emotional irritations

减少各种情志刺激因素

lessen the toxicity of a drug

减轻药的毒力