attenuate

US /əˈten.ju.eɪt/
UK /əˈten.ju.eɪt/
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1.

減弱, 削弱

reduce the force, effect, or value of something

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The vaccine helps to attenuate the severity of the disease.
疫苗有助於減輕疾病的嚴重性。
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The sound waves attenuate as they travel through the air.
聲波在空氣中傳播時會衰減。
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衰減, 減小振幅

reduce the amplitude of (a signal, electric current, or other oscillation)

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The circuit is designed to attenuate the high-frequency noise.
該電路旨在衰減高頻雜訊。
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Fiber optic cables can attenuate light signals over long distances.
光纖電纜可以在長距離上傳輸時衰減光訊號。
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減毒的, 弱化的

(of a disease or a pathogenic agent) reduced in virulence

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The virus was attenuated in the lab to create a vaccine.
該病毒在實驗室中被減毒以製造疫苗。
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Live attenuated vaccines contain a weakened form of the pathogen.
活減毒疫苗含有病原體的減弱形式。
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