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　

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牛津词典

verb

• （使）减弱，减退，减轻，减少
  to become less strong; to make sth less strong
  1. The storm showed no signs of abating.
     暴风雨没有减弱的迹象。
  2. Steps are to be taken to abate pollution.
     应该采取措施减少污染。

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

英英释义

verb

• become less in amount or intensity
  1. The storm abated
  2. The rain let up after a few hours
  Synonym:let upslack offslackdie away
• make less active or intense
  Synonym:slakeslack

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• We must abate the noise pollution in our city.
  我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染。
• Abate the smoke nuisance in big cities.
  消除大城市中讨厌的煤烟。
• In order to effectively abate the noise of geared pump vibration signal, matching pursuit is introduced for de-noising.
  为了更有效地消除齿轮泵振动信号的噪声，引入匹配追踪消噪方法。
• To become less violent, severe, or extreme; abate.
  变缓和变得较不激烈、不剧烈或不极端；缓和。
• 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。
• 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。