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

• After the rain, the heat abated considerably.
  雨后炎热减退了许多。
• The furyof the storm abated.
  暴风雨的威力已经减弱。
• The ache in my head abated.
  我的头疼减轻了。
• It was a statement he would regret when the first full flush of his anger had abated.
  当他的盛怒平息下来后，他就会为这项声明后悔。
• 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。
• The ship sailed when the storm abated.
  这船在暴风雨减弱时起航。
• 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。
• 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。
• The violence appears to have abated somewhat.
  目前，暴力冲突似乎已有所缓和。
• 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。