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

• The flood subsided ( or abated) a little.
  水势有所减退。
• The ache in my head abated.
  我的头疼减轻了。
• 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。
• Once again when initial productivity gains had been absorbed, the rate of population growth abated.
  一旦最初的生产力增长被吸收殆尽，人口的增长再次衰落。
• After the rain, the heat abated considerably.
  雨后炎热减退了许多。
• 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。
• 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 furyof the storm abated.
  暴风雨的威力已经减弱。
• The ship sailed when the storm abated.
  这船在暴风雨减弱时起航。
• 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。