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
- Conclusionot can improve the functions of upper limbs and hand and abate complications in stroke patients.
结论作业疗法可以提高偏瘫患者的上肢功能及手的实用性,减少并发症。 - 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。 - We must abate the smoke nuisance in the big cities.
我们必须消除大城市里的烟尘污染。 - 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。 - The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the pain.
那医生给他一些药以减轻痛苦。 - Nothing can abate the force of that argument.
什么也不能减弱那崇论的影响力。 - As air and water do abate the fire.
犹如风和水抑止着烈火。 - We must abate the noise pollution in our city.
我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染。 - 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。 - We must abate the noise on the campus.
我们必须消除校园里的噪音干扰。