vt. 1.减少，减轻(痛苦等)；降低，减(价)；缓和。 2.【法律】取消(法令)，中止(诉讼)；排除(障碍)。 3.除掉；夺去。 abate a tax 减税。 abate sb.'s pain 减轻某人的痛苦。 abate sb. of sth. 夺取某人的东西。 abate a nuisance 排除骚扰。 vi. 1.(洪水、风暴、病痛等)减少，减轻，减退。 The storm has abated. 风暴减弱了。 2.【法律】中止，作废。
Example Sentences:
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The war crisis seemed to be abating . 战争的紧张局势看来在渐渐缓和了。
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It is easily abated by the use of penicillin . 应用青霉素可以容易地把它消灭。
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They waited for the storm to abate . 他们等待暴雨减弱。
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It's much more paying to abate a price than to increase it . 减价要比加价合算得多。
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Instead of abating , the wind is blowing even harder . 风不但没有减小，反而越刮越大了。
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I abated his cringes, told him i forgave him . 我止住了他那种卑躬屈节的神气，告诉他，我饶恕了他。
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We abate something of the wanton extravagance of our pretensions . 我们把自己恣肆狂妄的心胸稍稍加以收敛。
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The wind abated . 风势稍缓。
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On nearer acquaintance, too, deans abated some of his prejudices . 待到相处得更熟时，迪思斯的偏见也就淡薄了一些。
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The violence of my fever abated in three weeks, yet it several times returned . 过了三星期，我的热度就退了，但是又反复了好几次。
