abating

英 [əˈbeɪtɪŋ]

美 [əˈbeɪtɪŋ]

v.  (使)减弱，减退，减轻，减少
abate的现在分词

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

• All these are symptoms of a chronic price deflation that shows no sign of abating.
  上述种种都是价格长期下跌的征兆，尚无迹象显示这种下跌趋势会有所缓和。
• Such a society, from the perspective of evolution, is a society where the vitality and diversity are abating, thus is a degenerating society.
  从演化的角度讲，这样的社会是一个多样性和活力都在减退的社会，是一个退化的社会。
• The war crisis seemed to be abating.
  战争的紧张局势看来在渐渐缓和了。
• Lieutenant Malcolm said she saw no sign that the exodus from Haiti was abating
  马尔科姆海军上尉说她没有发现人们大批逃离海地有减缓的迹象。
• And despite repeated official attempts to put an end to the practice, it shows no signs of abating.
  尽管官方不断采取措施试图杜绝这一行径，但它并没有显示出减弱的迹象。
• Trouble throughout the housing sector clearly is abating.
  房地产行业的麻烦显然正在缓和。
• Instead of abating, the wind is blowing even harder.
  风不但没停，反而越刮越大了。
• Analysts said the initial public offering boom was likely to continue in 2007 because strong investor interest in China has shown little sign of abating.
  分析师表示，首次公开发行（IPO）热潮在2007年很可能继续下去，因为投资者对中国的浓厚兴趣几乎没有消退的迹象。
• This "clockspeed" for development of products is increasing significantly over time and shows no signs of abating.
  这种产品开发的“速度”正在随时间显著的提高，没有表现出减少的迹象。
• The current crisis shows no signs of abating.
  当前危机没有任何放缓的迹象。