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

• Instead of abating, the wind is blowing even harder.
  风不但没停，反而越刮越大了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Trouble throughout the housing sector clearly is abating.
  房地产行业的麻烦显然正在缓和。
• The war crisis seemed to be abating.
  战争的紧张局势看来在渐渐缓和了。
• The current crisis shows no signs of abating.
  当前危机没有任何放缓的迹象。
• 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。
• But with a player like Rooney showing no signs of his incredible form abating, Vidic and co have no fears about the weeks ahead.
  但有了鲁尼这样的球员，维迪奇和他的队友们对未来充满信心。
• Yet the news is not all bad: inflationary pressures are abating fast.
  但这也不全然是坏事：通胀压力正迅速减轻。
• Survey: economy declining, but recession abating.
  研究表明：经济下滑，但衰退减缓。