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.- 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。 - ...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating.
丝毫没有减弱迹象的犯罪势头
- The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
双语例句
- The flood subsided ( or abated) a little.
水势有所减退。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The violence appears to have abated somewhat.
目前,暴力冲突似乎已有所缓和。 - The ship sailed when the storm abated.
这船在暴风雨减弱时起航。 - 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。