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

• Leading banks yesterday provided evidence that the US consumer recession is abating, reporting that losses on credit cards, mortgages and other loans are starting to moderate.
  美国多家大银行昨日报告，其信用卡、抵押贷款和其它类型贷款的亏损程度正在减轻，这为美国消费者正在走出衰退提供了证据。
• 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。
• 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。
• Equities and other risky assets climbed to 2009 highs yesterday as the mood of optimism over the global economy showed few signs of abating.
  全球股市及其它高风险资产价格昨日攀升至2009年高点。人们对于全球经济的乐观情绪，几乎没有显示出任何减弱的迹象。
• The current crisis shows no signs of abating.
  当前危机没有任何放缓的迹象。
• 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。
• Fears of a credit crisis in Asia are abating as funding pressures on European banks ease.
  欧洲银行的融资压力逐步缓解，人们对亚洲将爆发信贷危机的担忧也随之减弱。
• Instead of abating, the wind is blowing even harder.
  风不但没停，反而越刮越大了。
• Now more than seven months later, is your concern growing or abating?
  现在已经过去7个多月了，您的担忧是增加了，还是减少了？
• The violence and economic malaise show little sign of abating.
  如今，当地的暴力犯罪和经济低迷都无好转迹象。