abating

英 [əˈbeɪtɪŋ]

美 [əˈbeɪtɪŋ]

v.  (使)减弱，减退，减轻，减少
abate的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 减弱；减轻；减退
  If something bad or undesirableabates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating.
     丝毫没有减弱迹象的犯罪势头

双语例句

• Yet the news is not all bad: inflationary pressures are abating fast.
  但这也不全然是坏事：通胀压力正迅速减轻。
• The recent public anxiety about this issue may now be abating.
  近来公众对这个问题的焦虑心情现在也许正在缓和下来。
• And despite repeated official attempts to put an end to the practice, it shows no signs of abating.
  尽管官方不断采取措施试图杜绝这一行径，但它并没有显示出减弱的迹象。
• Trouble throughout the housing sector clearly is abating.
  房地产行业的麻烦显然正在缓和。
• Settlements show no sign of abating, for two main reasons.
  清偿机制之所以屡试不爽，主要有两大原因。
• Such a society, from the perspective of evolution, is a society where the vitality and diversity are abating, thus is a degenerating society.
  从演化的角度讲，这样的社会是一个多样性和活力都在减退的社会，是一个退化的社会。
• Survey: economy declining, but recession abating.
  研究表明：经济下滑，但衰退减缓。
• This "clockspeed" for development of products is increasing significantly over time and shows no signs of abating.
  这种产品开发的“速度”正在随时间显著的提高，没有表现出减少的迹象。
• It added that the number of calls showed no sign of abating.
  它补充说，如今来电数量未显示出减少的迹象。
• Lieutenant Malcolm said she saw no sign that the exodus from Haiti was abating
  马尔科姆海军上尉说她没有发现人们大批逃离海地有减缓的迹象。