英语单词 | abatement |
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英美音标 | 英 [ə'beɪtmənt] 美 [ə'beɪtmənt] |
中文释义 | n.减少;减轻;缓和;减少额;(尤指)减税额 |
英语例句 | (1) Third, the costs of abatement are large. (2) Alstom is a world leader in carbon abatement technologies in the power sector. (3) The abatement of the headache gave him a moment of rest. (4) He couldn't make any offers, for that might be pleaded in abatement of what damages a jury might be inclined to give. |
中文例句 | (1) 第三,减少排放的代价是巨大的。 (2) 他们的技术可以帮助电力行业减少使用含碳的产品。 (3) 头痛减轻给他片刻的休息。 (4) 他不能出什么主意,因为他们也许会利用他所出的主意来减轻陪审官所定的罚金。 |
vocabulary简明 | An abatement is a deduction, or lessening. If you start bluntly telling people what you think of them, you might see an abatement in their friendliness toward you. |
vocabulary扩展 | Abatement comes from the French word for batter, but abatement doesn’t usually have a negative sense––abatement reduces something, but doesn’t beat it to a pulp. Many cities offer tax abatements to reward businesses starting up in areas they want to develop. If your heat doesn't work, you could sue your landlord for a rent abatement, since you shouldn't have to pay rent for days you don't have heat. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]减弱;减轻;减少 Abatement means a reduction in the strength or power of something or the reduction of it. [also [FORMAL 正式]
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