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

• The violence and economic malaise show little sign of abating.
  如今，当地的暴力犯罪和经济低迷都无好转迹象。
• In fact, the sanctions are gradually abating.
  事实上，制裁正在逐渐消失。
• Settlements show no sign of abating, for two main reasons.
  清偿机制之所以屡试不爽，主要有两大原因。
• It added that the number of calls showed no sign of abating.
  它补充说，如今来电数量未显示出减少的迹象。
• The war crisis seemed to be abating.
  战争的紧张局势看来在渐渐缓和了。
• And despite repeated official attempts to put an end to the practice, it shows no signs of abating.
  尽管官方不断采取措施试图杜绝这一行径，但它并没有显示出减弱的迹象。
• Fears of a credit crisis in Asia are abating as funding pressures on European banks ease.
  欧洲银行的融资压力逐步缓解，人们对亚洲将爆发信贷危机的担忧也随之减弱。
• 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。
• Leading banks yesterday provided evidence that the US consumer recession is abating, reporting that losses on credit cards, mortgages and other loans are starting to moderate.
  美国多家大银行昨日报告，其信用卡、抵押贷款和其它类型贷款的亏损程度正在减轻，这为美国消费者正在走出衰退提供了证据。
• Now more than seven months later, is your concern growing or abating?
  现在已经过去7个多月了，您的担忧是增加了，还是减少了？