abate

v.缓和；减弱；消除 过去式：abated过去分词：abated现在分词：abating第三人称单数：abates

abate详解释义

abate

v.(动词)

减少，减轻，减退，减弱

消除，除掉，排除（障碍）

缓和，平息

降低

减（价），对（价格）打折扣

【律】中止，作废，取消（法令），撤销，废除

夺去

减去，省略

扣除，使减少

被废除，被撤销

失效，作废

n.(名词)

减少，减轻

折扣

废除，中止

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Verb

make less active or intense

become less in amount or intensity;

"The storm abated"
"The rain let up after a few hours"

abate例句

用作动词(v.)

Nothing could abate his rage.
什么都不能平息他的愤怒。

She is trying to abate the tension between her parents.
她试着缓和她父母的紧张关系。

The ship sailed when the storm abated.
这船在暴风雨减弱时起航。

Nothing can abate the force of that argument.
什么也不能减弱那场辩论的影响力。

We must abate the smoke nuisance in our big cities.
我们必须消除大城市里烟尘污染。

abate近义词

decrease stop lessen end subside decline fade away fall halt terminate reduce curtail moderate wane abolish dwindle silence alleviate to languish relieve with do away with put soften put an end to loosen do away lower slack slake let up die away slack off strengthen rise augment increase raise