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。 - 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。 - Stormwater harvesting is one of the key measure to control flood and abate water resources shortage problem in Beijing.
雨洪利用是减轻北京城市防洪压力和缓解水资源危机的重要措施之一。 - 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。 - The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the pain.
那医生给他一些药以减轻痛苦。 - Not that they feel it so, but only to abate the edge of envy.
其实他们并非真那样感觉，而只是想减轻别人的嫉妒而已。 - We must abate the noise pollution in our city.
我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染。 - 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。 - The role of teacher greatly abate.
老师所起的作用大大减弱了。 - 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。