字神帝國英語天地

abate [əˋbet ; əˈbeɪt]
v. to become less strong or decrease 減弱；減輕；減少

【例句】
The ship sailed when the storm had abated.
這艘船在暴風雨減弱後起航。

People are campaigning to abate the noise in our cities.
大家正在進行一場減低城市噪音的運動。

Citizens are campaigning to abate the rubbish in the city.
市民們正在進行減少城市垃圾的運動。

Nothing could abate his rage.
什麼都不能平息他的憤怒。

Because of the calculation error, the oversupply abated the price.
因為計算上的錯誤造成供給過多，也減弱了價格。

The government is campaigning to abate air pollution in the city.
政府正在進行減低城市空氣污染的運動。

【字源】bat（v. 用球棒揮擊）→ 打擊 → 某事或某人遭受打擊 → 減弱其心志與力量。

【同義】ebb, subside, wane