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。
• 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？
• And the soaring worldwide demand for oil also seems to be abating.
  世界范围内高涨的石油需求将逐渐缓和。
• And despite the rise of world-class schools in China, the influx shows little sign of abating.
  尽管中国出现了一些世界级的院校，但留学西方的热潮丝毫不见减弱。
• Survey: economy declining, but recession abating.
  研究表明：经济下滑，但衰退减缓。
• 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。
• But in fact the trademark marketing is mostly relying on the public relations in today's continuous abating of ads.
  不过事实上，在广告日益失效的今天，品牌营销越来越多地依靠公共关系。
• 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。
• 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。
• The storm showed no sign of abating. We'd have to be patient and wait it out.
  风暴丝毫没有减弱的迹象，我们只得耐心地等待它过去。