lessened

1.At last the fury of the storm lessened.

风暴的猛烈程度终于降低。

2.Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat.

演讲辞通过翻译的嘴说出来， 多削弱演讲的力量。

3.The flight to suburbia lessened the number of middle-class families living within the city.

随着外的风行,住在城内的中产家庭。