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

• 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。
• 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。
• When I was almost gone and able to struggle no longer, I found myself within my depth; and by this time the storm was much abated.
  当我再也挣扎不下去，快要完蛋时，我觉得水深已经不能灭顶了，这时风暴也大大减弱。
• After the rain, the heat abated considerably.
  雨后炎热减退了许多。
• As the stun abated, he had found himself in his mother's arms.
  定身魔法解除后，他发现自己正躺在母亲的怀里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The furyof the storm abated.
  暴风雨的威力已经减弱。