1. Drinking French wine or a local product lessens emissions from shipping. 饮用法国葡萄酒或当地产品可以减少船运过程中的排放。
2. When a bad weather low moves in, air pressure lessens, and odors are released. 当恶劣天气到来，气压降低、气味释放。
3. But it lessens, on the other hand, when we learn that a task was devised which was strictly analogous to the Kendlers' one but much easier for me African males to handle. 但另一方面，当我们得知设计出来的任务与肯德尔一家的任务完全相似，但对我这些非洲男性来说要容易得多时，它（这种感觉）就减弱了。
4. Alcohol lessens resistance to diseases. 含有酒精的饮料会减弱对疾病的抵抗力。
