(使)减弱;(使)减轻;(风、雨、痛苦、紧张等)逐渐缓和或消退。
/əˈbeɪt/
The storm began to abate after midnight.
暴风雨在午夜后开始减弱。
As the evidence mounted, public outrage did not abate, forcing the company to change its policy.
随着证据不断增加,公众的愤怒并未减退,迫使公司改变了政策。
源自古法语 abatre,意为“击倒、打下”,进一步来自拉丁语构词成分 *ad-*(向、朝)+ battuere(击打)。含义从“打倒、削减”逐渐引申为“减少、减弱、缓和”。