abate
英 [əˈbeɪt]
美 [əˈbeɪt]
v. (使)减弱,减退,减轻,减少
过去分词:abated 现在分词:abating 过去式:abated 第三人称单数:abates
Collins.1 / BNC.13783 / COCA.13243
牛津词典
verb
- (使)减弱,减退,减轻,减少
to become less strong; to make sth less strong- The storm showed no signs of abating.
暴风雨没有减弱的迹象。 - Steps are to be taken to abate pollution.
应该采取措施减少污染。
- The storm showed no signs of abating.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 减弱;减轻;减退
If something bad or undesirableabates, it becomes much less strong or severe.- The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时,暴风雨已经减弱。 - ...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating.
丝毫没有减弱迹象的犯罪势头
- The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
英英释义
verb
- become less in amount or intensity
- The storm abated
- The rain let up after a few hours
- make less active or intense
双语例句
- The grief will not abate soon, but this is not the only difficulty in the time ahead.
悲伤不会很快消散,但这并非未来面临的唯一困难。 - As air and water do abate the fire.
犹如风和水抑止着烈火。 - Not that they feel it so, but only to abate the edge of envy.
其实他们并非真那样感觉,而只是想减轻别人的嫉妒而已。 - Sterling has recently been strong, which will help to abate inflationary pressures.
英国货币最近非常坚挺,这有助于减轻通胀压力。 - We must abate the smoke nuisance in the big cities.
我们必须消除大城市里的烟尘污染。 - We must abate the noise on the campus.
我们必须消除校园里的噪音干扰。 - Mr White will abate part of the price if you ask him to.
如果你请求,怀特先生将减少一部分的价格(他会给你价格上的折扣)。 - The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时,暴风雨已经减弱。 - However, as a result of current production order decreases, investment demand is further also abate.
然而,由于目前的生产订单减少,投资需求也进一步减弱。 - Acupuncture can abate the hydrops of the injuried sciatic nerve trunks, protect PN and prevent retrograde degeneration.
针刺能减轻坐骨神经干损伤后的水肿,保护周围神经,阻止逆行变性。