1. 减少，减轻，减退，减弱
2. 消除，除掉，排除（障碍）
3. 缓和，平息
4. 降低
5. 减（价），对（价格）打折扣
6. 【律】中止，作废，取消（法令），撤销，废除
7. 夺去
8. 减去，省略
9. 扣除，使减少
10. 被废除，被撤销
11. 失效，作废

1. 减少，减轻
2. 折扣
3. 废除，中止
4. 意大利男修道院院长

1. make less active or intense

2. become less in amount or intensity;

   "The storm abated"
   "The rain let up after a few hours"
   

1.减弱；减轻；减退
If something bad or undesirableabates, it becomes much less strong or severe.

e.g. The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。
e.g. ...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating.
丝毫没有减弱迹象的犯罪势头

1. 缓和：调解员可以在某些方面缓和(abate)法律的严格性质而按照自然公正原则解决争议. 在就当事人之间的争议进行审理以前,仲裁员必须在一名法官或治安官(Justice of the peace)面前进行宣誓,保证就提交仲裁的争议作出公正和公平的裁决.

2. 减轻,撤销(法令等)：anti -dump 反倾销 |abate 减轻,撤销(法令等) | accompanying article 携带物品

3. 减少,减轻 减少金额之事要背着他：Abash: 使羞愧/困窘 恶人向我拜师使我羞愧. |abate: 减少,减轻 减少金额之事要背着他. | Abho r: 憎恶,厌恶 我痛恨恶霸这号人.

4. abate

4. 减弱：2.grab 抓住 | 3.abate 减弱 | 4.snap up 争购,抢购

• Commissions shall not abate by the death of his majesty.

  出自：Defoe

Nothing could abate his rage.

什么都不能平息他的愤怒。

She is trying to abate the tension between her parents.

她试着缓和她父母的紧张关系。

The ship sailed when the storm abated.

这船在暴风雨减弱时起航。

Nothing can abate the force of that argument.

什么也不能减弱那场辩论的影响力。

We must abate the smoke nuisance in our big cities.

我们必须消除大城市里烟尘污染。

We must abate the noise pollution in our city.

我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染.

The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the powerful pain.

医生给了他某种药,以减弱那剧烈的疼痛.

The storm began to abate slightly.

风暴开始稍有所减弱.

But the dispute over industrial organization did not abate.

但关于产业工会的争执并未平息下来.

We abate something of the wanton extravagance of our pretensions.

我们把自己恣肆狂妄的心胸稍稍加以收敛.

It's much more paying to abate a price than to increase it.

减价要比加价合算得多.

They waited for the storm to abate.

他们等待暴雨减弱.

Nothing could abate his rage.

什么都不能平息他的愤怒.

We abate nothing of our just demands: not one jot or tittle do we recede.

我们的正当要求绝不打任何折扣: 我们一丝一毫也不退让.

We must abate the smoke nuisance in our big cities.

我们一定要“消除”大城市的烟雾公害.

Conversely, as the mood improves, craving for sweets may abate.

反之, 随着情绪改善对甜食的欲望可能减少.

We must abate the noise in our big cities.

我们必须在我们大城市中消除噪音.

The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the pain.

那医生给他一些药以减轻痛苦.

Sterling has recently been strong, which will help to abate inflationary pressures.

英国货币最近非常坚挺, 这有助于减轻通胀压力.

He will abate part of the price if you ask him to.

如果你请求,他将减少一部分的价格.