abate
英 [ə'beɪt]
美[ə'bet]
- vt. 减轻；减少；废除
- vi. 减轻；失效
- n. (Abate)人名；(英、意、法、埃塞)阿巴特
词态变化
第三人称单数: abates;过去式: abated;过去分词: abated;现在分词: abating;名词: abatement;
中文词源
来自古法语，而法语又来自通俗拉丁语，来自 a-（同 ad-，去，往）+ bat-（与 beat 同源，打、击）+ -e（后缀，无实意）→ 字面意思就是“将其打压下去”，故引申为“减轻、减弱、减少”。同源词：beat（打击、跳动），batter（连续猛击、持续打击）。
英英释意
- 1. make less active or intense
- 2. become less in amount or intensity;
- "The storm abated"
- "The rain let up after a few hours"
英文词源
- abate (v.)
- c. 1300, "put an end to;" early 14c., "to grow less, diminish in power or influence," from Old French abattre "beat down, cast down," from Vulgar Latin *abbatere, from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + battuere "to beat" (see batter (v.)). Secondary sense of "to fell, slaughter" is in abatis and abattoir. Related: Abated; abating.
实用场景例句
- We must abate the noise pollution in our city.
- 我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the powerful pain.
- 医生给了他某种药,以减弱那剧烈的疼痛.
《用法词典》
- The storm began to abate slightly.
- 风暴开始稍有所减弱.
《简明英汉词典》
- But the dispute over industrial organization did not abate.
- 但关于产业工会的争执并未平息下来.
英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- We abate something of the wanton extravagance of our pretensions.
- 我们把自己恣肆狂妄的心胸稍稍加以收敛.
辞典例句
- It's much more paying to abate a price than to increase it.
- 减价要比加价合算得多.
辞典例句
- They waited for the storm to abate.
- 他们等待暴雨减弱.
辞典例句
- Nothing could abate his rage.
- 什么都不能平息他的愤怒.
辞典例句
- We abate nothing of our just demands: not one jot or tittle do we recede.
- 我们的正当要求绝不打任何折扣: 我们一丝一毫也不退让.
演讲部分
- We must abate the smoke nuisance in our big cities.
- 我们一定要“消除”大城市的烟雾公害.
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- Conversely, as the mood improves, craving for sweets may abate.
- 反之, 随着情绪改善对甜食的欲望可能减少.
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- We must abate the noise in our big cities.
- 我们必须在我们大城市中消除噪音.
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- The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the pain.
- 那医生给他一些药以减轻痛苦.
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- Sterling has recently been strong, which will help to abate inflationary pressures.
- 英国货币最近非常坚挺, 这有助于减轻通胀压力.
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- He will abate part of the price if you ask him to.
- 如果你请求,他将减少一部分的价格.
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