单词	abate
释义	abatea‧bate /əˈbeɪt/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINabate Origin: 1200-1300 Old French abattre ‘to beat down, kill’ Verb Table VERB TABLE abate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they abate he, she, it abates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they abated Present perfect I, you, we, they have abated he, she, it has abated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had abated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will abate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have abated Continuous Form Present I am abating he, she, it is abating you, we, they are abating Past I, he, she, it was abating you, we, they were abating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been abating he, she, it has been abating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been abating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be abating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been abating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Public anger does not appear to be abating. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Before 1914, neither peasant land hunger nor working-class militancy were abating. It is an invaluable source of information to those attempting to prevent or seeking to abate odour problems. Later, as the crowds abated, Janir got bored. Perfectly aware of the veiled disapproval, his kindlier feelings abated, to be replaced by a resurgence of ill humour. Tardiness, once a chronic problem, has abated. The strange voices in her head abated, but at a heavy price. Then suddenly it abated, just as the two finished dancing. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a storm abates/passes · We sat and waited for the storm to pass. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► nuisance · They must first order the respondent to abate the nuisance. ► sign · And the epidemic shows no signs of abating.· S., however, the practice flourishes, and as production costs rise, it shows no sign of abating.· The 12-week dispute showed no signs of abating yesterday. VERB► show · And the epidemic shows no signs of abating.· S., however, the practice flourishes, and as production costs rise, it shows no sign of abating.· The 12-week dispute showed no signs of abating yesterday. formal to become less strong or decrease SYN  subside:  We waited for the storm to abate.
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