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
- 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）。 - 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。 - Abate the smoke nuisance in big cities.
消除大城市中讨厌的煤烟。 - I think this trend will abate in 2014, and the BRICs will once again capture some positive headlines.
我认为，这种趋势在2014年将淡化，而金砖四国将再次传出一些积极的消息。 - The rain did not abate the crowd's enthusiasm for the baseball game.
下雨并没有消减观众看棒球比赛的热情。 - The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the pain.
那医生给他一些药以减轻痛苦。 - The industry should use the best practicable methods to abate pollution.
产业界应该用最为切实可行的好办法减少污染。 - In moderate DHF cases, all signs and symptoms abate after the fever subsides.
一般性登革出血热病例的所有体征和症状随高热消退而减轻。 - 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。 - 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。