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abate
- IPA[əˈbāt]
美式
- v.
  
  (of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread；cause to become smaller or less intense
- verb: abate, 3rd person present: abates, gerund or present participle: abating, past tense: abated, past participle: abated
- 釋義
v.
動詞
1. (of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread the storm suddenly abated 同義詞 subside, die down/away/out, drop off/away, lessen, ease (off), ... 更多let up, decrease, diminish, moderate, decline, fade, dwindle, slacken, recede, cool off, tail off, peter out, taper off, wane, ebb, relent, desist, weaken, become weaker, come to an end, archaicremit反義詞 intensify
▪ cause to become smaller or less intense nothing abated his crusading zeal
▪ lessen, reduce, or remove (especially a nuisance) this action would not have been sufficient to abate the odor nuisance 同義詞 decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, lower, ... 更多moderate, ease, soothe, relieve, dampen, calm, tone down, alleviate, mitigate, mollify, allay, assuage, palliate, temper, appease, attenuate反義詞 increase
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abate
IPA[əˈbeɪt]
英式
v.
(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread: the storm suddenly abated
Oxford Dictionary