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.
  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

双语例句

• It is easily abated by the use of penicillin.
  应用青霉素可以容易地把它消灭。
• George spilled a pot of hot coffee on his leg. It hurt quite a bit. Then, gradually, the agony abated.
  乔治把一壶热加咖啡洒到腿上，感觉很痛。然后，疼痛逐渐地减轻了。
• 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。
• 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。
• My terror abated a little.
  我的恐惧稍有消减。
• 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。
• So even as demand at the pump may be abated by high prices, short term demand from China could be quite high.
  因此，即便价格上涨或许抑制了加油站的需求，但中国的短期需求可能相当高。
• 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。
• After the downpour had abated, the soldiers returned to their bonfire to find that three of the dummies had been thoroughly burned, but that of Washington had miraculously survived.
  后来雨势减弱，士兵回到篝火前，只见三个肖像完全烧毁了，但华盛顿的肖像奇般没有被火吞噬。
• Their anxiety has not abated as the opening ceremony has drawn closer.
  随着开幕式已经临近，他们的焦虑却未见消减。