You can think of " deplete" as " using up or lessening over time" .

你可以把“deplete”理解为“随着时间的推移耗尽或减少”。

More than half the money is grants not loans, lessening the effect on national debt.

半以上的资金是赠款而不是贷款，这减少了对国家债务的影响。

Those include an exchange rate set by foreign exchange markets and lessening the military's hold on the economy.

其中包括由外市场决定率，以及减少军方对经济的控制。

That is not an unnatural surmise, said Fitzwilliam, but it is lessening the honour of my cousin's triumph very sadly.

“这种推断倒不能说不合情理。”费茨威廉说。“我表兄本来是团高兴，给你这样说，他的功劳可要大大地打折扣啦。”

He kissed her cheek, and departed in great misery, which was several hours in lessening itself to a controllable level.

他吻了吻她的脸颊，走了，心情十分苦恼，这种苦恼要过好几小时后才减轻到可以控制的程度。

Wetlands are generally most effective at lessening the harm from small to moderate surges of ocean water, said Ed Link.

埃德·林克说，湿地通常对减轻小到中等程度的海水冲击带来的危害最有效。

More consciousness means a lessening of the illusion of materiality.

更多的意识意味着物质幻觉的减少。

Here, we're lessening it a little bit.

在这里， 我们稍微减少了它。

I saw you like a speck on a white track, lessening every moment.

我看到你像白色轨道上的点，每时每刻都在变小。

Other self-care techniques like meditating and yoga can be effective in lessening anxiety too.

冥想和瑜伽等其他自我保健技巧也可以有效减轻焦虑。

However, that opposition appears to be lessening as the Olympics near.

然而，随着奥运会的临近，这种反对情绪似乎正在减弱。

We might also talk about lessening the severity of something.

我们也可能会谈论减轻某些事情的严重性。

But broadly speaking, kind of lessening the grip of these banks.

但从广义上讲， 这有点削弱了这些银行的控制力。

And from our troubled view the lessening lands retreat.

从我们不安的角度来看，减少的土地撤退了。

By lessening their impact on the environment, resort owners can also increase their profits.

通过减少对环境的影响，度假村业主还可以增加利润。

This has the effect of lessening the signals seen on the chart.

这会减少图表上出现的信号。

Trump spoke of the lessening power of the Islamic State in that part of the world.

特朗普谈到伊斯兰国在世界那地区的力量正在减弱。

And there was evidence that swearing was effective at lessening social and emotional pain as well.

并且有证据表明，咒骂也能有效减轻社交和情感上的痛苦。

Tourists have worn down the area in the last 18 months, lessening the beauty of the mountain.

在过去的 18 月里，游客们已经破坏了该地区，削弱了这座山的美丽。

But risk management isn’t just about lessening the effects of crises; it can also help people get ahead.

但风险管理不仅仅是减轻危机的影响， 还包括减轻危机的影响。它还可以帮助们取得成功。