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
- Nothing can abate the force of that argument.
什么也不能减弱那崇论的影响力。 - 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。 - Also under this scenario, pressure on China to boost domestic consumer demand may abate.
同时，要求中国刺激国内消费需求的压力也可能减轻。 - 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。 - Now I have grown up and I hope that I will abate some burden for my parents, especially the economic burden.
我现在长大了，也希望替父母减轻一些至少是经济上的负担。 - Indeed, perhaps the real fear for emerging markets is that the money starts to abate.
事实上，新兴市场真正需要担忧的，或许是资金流入开始减缓。 - We must abate the noise pollution in our city.
我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染。 - 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。 - 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。