abating是什么意思？

abating

英[ə'beɪtɪŋ] 美[ə'beɪtɪŋ]

• v. 减少( abate的现在分词 )，减去，降价，撤消（诉讼）；

例句

• The war crisis seemed to be abating. 战争的紧张局势看来在渐渐缓和了.
• Instead of abating, the wind is blowing even harder. 风不但没停,反而越刮越大了.
• The recent public anxiety about this issue may now be abating. 近来公众对这个问题的焦虑心情现在也许正在缓和下来.
• 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。
• ...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating. 丝毫没有减弱迹象的犯罪势头

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  减弱；减轻；减退
  If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
  例句
  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。 ...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating. 丝毫没有减弱迹象的犯罪势头

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. decreasing in amount or intensity