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Abatement Carbon Power Doesn’t Rent Reduction 英 ə'Beɪtmənt] 美

英语单词 abatement
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
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[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 a N]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...the abatement of carbon dioxide emissions.

    二氧化碳排放的减少

  • ...noise abatement.

    噪声消退

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