| 单词 | abate |
| 释义 | abate verb[I] formaluk/əˈbeɪt/us/əˈbeɪt/tobecomelessstrong: 减少；减弱；减轻；减退Thestorm/wind/rainhasstartedto abate.暴风雨／风／雨开始减弱了。 Thefightingin theareashowsnosignof abating.这个地区的战事没有任何缓和的迹象。 See also unabatedformal Becoming and making less strong
abate| American Dictionaryabate verb[I/T] us/əˈbeɪt/tobecomelessstrong, or to make something lessstrong: Ourdesireforconsumergoodshas not abated. abate| Business Englishabate verb formaluk/əˈbeɪt/us[I] if something such as apriceorlevelabates, it goes up moreslowlythan before, or it goes down: Gains inoilpricesareunlikelyto abate within the next fewmonths. [IorT] tobecomeor make somethingbecomeweaker,lower, lessserious, etc.: Inflation isfinallyshowingsignsof abating. Themayorplansto abateairpollutionin thecitybylimitingtraffic. Examplesofabateabate Therefore, the tax payments are not high enough to affect the decision toabateby using a different coal type. From theCambridge English Corpus The plants choose low-ash coal toabateparticulate emissions. From theCambridge English Corpus An emissions tax induces efficient allocation of abatement across firms, even when all the firms are different and some firmsabatemore than the others. From theCambridge English Corpus However, we will disregard that possibility as plants always have other ways of abating emissions than reducing production. From theCambridge English Corpus We conclude with estimates of the marginal cost of abating additional carbon emissions using crop residues. From theCambridge English Corpus The second theme, having breathing space in suffering, provided an opportunity to recover balance in life when intense suffering abated. From theCambridge English Corpus Healthy adaptation (indeed survival) relies on the ability to produce increased levels of cortisol under stress and to reduce production once stress has abated. From theCambridge English Corpus Her suffering abated insofar as the framework of self against which illness is experienced and understood disintegrated. From theCambridge English Corpus The other five sources considered in this study would compensate for this by abating more than their legislated requirements. From theCambridge English Corpus At the same time it may be cheaper toabatetoday than in the future. From theCambridge English Corpus However, this study also identifies other factors that cause agricultural extensification at the household level toabate. From theCambridge English Corpus All this can be interpreted as an attempt to diminish the cost of abating pollution from buses and trucks. From theCambridge English Corpus Unfortunately, it appears that the confusion has not abated. From theCambridge English Corpus The brisk counterpoint and stern tone abates only briefly towards the end, for a moment of hymn-like unity on the words 'be pious, be wise'. From theCambridge English Corpus As the complication phase abated, the patients experienced that they regained hopefulness and had time to reflect on existential issues. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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