| 釋義 |
abate /s'beit; s'bet/ vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 2A] (liter) (of winds, storms, floods, pain, etc) make or become less: (文) (指風(fēng), 暴風(fēng)雨，洪水，疼痛等) 減少; 減小; 減退： The ship sailed when the storm ~d. 這船在暴風(fēng)雨減弱時(shí)起航。 2 [VP6A] (legal) bring to an end; abolish: (法律)廢除; 廢止： We must ~ the smoke nuisance in our big cities. 我們必須消除我們大城市里討厭的煙氣。 ~ment n [U] abating; decrease. 減少; 減小; 減退; 廢除; 廢止。 |