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 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。
• 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。
• The ache in my head abated.
  我的头疼减轻了。
• The wind abated.
  风势稍杀。
• The furyof the storm abated.
  暴风雨的威力已经减弱。
• 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 pain and diarrhea abated, but he felt tired and weak since then.
  疼痛和腹泻都减轻，但自从那时起，他就感觉疲倦和衰弱。
• Today, the panic has abated, and a more sober cost-benefit analysis is required.
  眼下这种恐慌已经缓解，我们需要进行更冷静的成本效益分析。
• The violence appears to have abated somewhat.
  目前，暴力冲突似乎已有所缓和。
• It is easily abated by the use of penicillin.
  应用青霉素可以容易地把它消灭。