abate

abate

形容词：

- 减轻的，减退的 - 衰减的，减少的

名词：

- 减少，减轻 - 法律上的减轻

词语辨析：

- abate、decrease、diminish、lessen：指数量、程度、力量等的减少。abate指减少或减弱到一定程度，强调逐渐减少或减弱；decrease指数量、程度等的减少，含义广泛；diminish指逐渐变小或减少，含义较abate和decrease更强烈；lessen指减少或减弱，侧重程度或力量的减弱。 - abate、subside：指不良情况的减轻或平息。abate普通用词，指减轻或终止不良情况；subside指逐渐平息或减弱，含义较abate更强烈。

词汇扩充：

- abatement：减轻，减少 - abater：减轻者，减少者

近义词：

- decrease - diminish - lessen - reduce

反义词：

- increase - intensify - enhance - amplify

柯林斯词典：

abate (verb)
If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
Example: The storm suddenly abated.
Translation: 如果某事不好或不受欢迎的东西减弱，它就变得不那么强烈或严重。

牛津词典：

abate (verb)
Become less intense or widespread.
Example: The storm suddenly abated.
Translation: 风暴突然减弱。

用法：

- The noise abated after the party ended. - His anger began to abate. - The hurricane's force abated. - We waited for the rain to abate. - The pain abated after taking medication. - The winds abate in the evening. - The storm gradually abated. - The noise abated as the traffic cleared. - The protests show no sign of abating. - The noise level finally abated. - The symptoms should abate within a few days. - The rain showed no sign of abating. - The fever abated after a week. - The wind abated to a gentle breeze. - The pain is starting to abate. - The storm's intensity abated after landfall. - The floodwaters began to abate. - The anger in his voice abated. - The waves abated as the storm moved away.

中英双语对照例句：

1. The noise abated after the party ended. (派对结束后，噪音减轻了。) 2. His anger began to abate. (他的愤怒开始减退。) 3. The hurricane's force abated. (飓风的威力减弱了。) 4. We waited for the rain to abate. (我们等待雨水减小。) 5. The pain abated after taking medication. (服药后疼痛减轻了。) 6. The winds abate in the evening. (晚上风力减弱。) 7. The storm gradually abated. (暴风雨逐渐减轻。) 8. The noise abated as the traffic cleared. (随着交通畅通，噪音减弱。) 9. The protests show no sign of abating. (抗议活动没有任何减弱的迹象。) 10. The noise level finally abated. (噪音水平最终下降。) 11. The symptoms should abate within a few days. (症状应该在几天内减轻。) 12. The rain showed no sign of abating. (雨势没有减弱的迹象。) 13. The fever abated after a week. (一周后，发烧退去了。) 14. The wind abated to a gentle breeze. (风减弱为和风。) 15. The pain is starting to abate. (疼痛开始减轻。) 16. The storm's intensity abated after landfall. (风暴登陆后强度减弱。) 17. The floodwaters began to abate. (洪水开始消退。) 18. The anger in his voice abated. (他的声音中的愤怒消退了。) 19. The waves abated as the storm moved away. (风暴远去，海浪平息了。) 20. The noise level abated gradually. (噪音水平逐渐减轻。)