abated
英 [əˈbeɪtɪd]
美 [əˈbeɪtɪd]
v. (使)减弱,减退,减轻,减少
abate的过去分词和过去式
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.
双语例句
- As a top priority, the shortages of essential and life-saving medicines needs to be abated without delay.
最优先做到的是,基本药品和救生药品的短缺现象必须毫不拖延地得到缓解。 - The furyof the storm abated.
暴风雨的威力已经减弱。 - When I was almost gone and able to struggle no longer, I found myself within my depth; and by this time the storm was much abated.
当我再也挣扎不下去,快要完蛋时,我觉得水深已经不能灭顶了,这时风暴也大大减弱。 - Hopefully, by 2011, acute anxiety about Greek fiscal sustainability will have abated; perhaps, partly due to the ECB's tough love.
希望到了2011年,对希腊财政可持续性的深切担忧将有所缓解倘若如此,或许在一定程度上要归功于欧洲央行的严是爱。 - The risks to growth are now on the downside and the upward risks of inflation have abated.
如今,经济增长面临的风险正在降低,而通胀上行的风险也已减弱。 - I abated his cringes, told him I forgave him.
我止住了他那种卑躬屈节的神气,告诉他,我饶恕了他。 - Although it's taken quite a while to realize what was happening, I now understand that my unhappiness and anxiety ( which have abated but have not altogether disappeared) are not a reflection of how much time Emma and I spend together.
虽然过了一段时间以后我才意识到自己到底怎么了,不过我现在知道,我的不悦和焦虑(虽然有所缓解但是到现在还未完全消失)的根源并不是艾玛到底陪了我多久。 - Anything more ambitious is a non-starter until the crisis has abated.
在这场危机有所缓解之前,任何更为大胆的方案都不可能成功。 - The ship sailed when the storm abated.
这船在暴风雨减弱时起航。 - In retrospect, he said, he would have taken a much stronger view in the report on the drastic changes that would come about if greenhouse gas emissions were not abated.
他表示,回想起来,在报告中,他本应对急剧的气候变化持更强烈的观点。如果温室气体的排放没有减少,这些变化就会发生。