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abate v.减轻，减少 abate (v.) "put an end to" (c.1300); "to grow less, diminish in power or influence" (early 14c.), from Old French abattre "beat down, cast down," from Vulgar Latin *abbatere, from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + battuere "to beat" (see batter (v.)). Secondary sense of "to fell, slaughter" is in abatis and abattoir. Related: Abated; abating. 【记】a + bat用球棒打，beat， battle 打→打下去；bate 减弱；【相关】rebate 回扣,减少, debate 争论, 辩论, probate 遗嘱检验，reprobate 非难

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[ə'beit] 【英】 v.减轻，减少(to make less in amount; wane)【考】 abate : tax / alleviate : distress(减少税收/减轻压力)反义词: augment(增加); intensify(加强); promote(促进)【记】 a+bate(走，打)→走 下去→减轻【同】 同根词：rebate(回扣 ), debate(辩论) vt. 使(数量、程度等)减少, 减轻 = wane = annihilate = eradicate = exterminate = extirpate; (法令等)被废除 = abolish【例】abate a tax 减税The medicine abated her pain 这种药减轻了她的痛苦.【根】bate打【参】rebate(vt 给回扣), debate(v 辩论)【记】ab离开, ate吃eat的过去式. 离开吃的, 惯用的减肥方法, 目的是使自己的体重(减轻), 使自己的公斤数(在数量上减少).【区】abase(v 使谦卑)把s想象成一个人跪着【类】abate: tax = alleviate: distress = abate: force = fade: loudness减少税收 = 减轻压力 = 减轻力量 = 减弱声音abate: degree = discount: price = attenuate: thickness减轻程度 = 减少价格 = 使薄减少厚度abate: intensity = alleviate: intensity = taper: width减轻强度 = 减轻: 强度 = 使逐渐变细减少宽度thin: density[intensity] = abate: length使变薄减少密度[强度] = 减少长度【反】augment(v 增加); intensify(v 加强); promote(v 促进); increase in intensity(剧烈增长)

单词	abate
音标	[ə'beit]
解释	v.减轻，减少
红宝书	【英】 v.减轻，减少(to make less in amount; wane) 【考】 abate : tax / alleviate : distress(减少税收/减轻压力)反义词: augment(增加); intensify(加强); promote(促进) 【记】 a+bate(走，打)→走下去→减轻【同】同根词：rebate(回扣 ), debate(辩论)
字源	abate (v.) "put an end to" (c.1300); "to grow less, diminish in power or influence" (early 14c.), from Old French abattre "beat down, cast down," from Vulgar Latin *abbatere, from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + battuere "to beat" (see batter (v.)). Secondary sense of "to fell, slaughter" is in abatis and abattoir. Related: Abated; abating.
不择手段背单词	vt. 使(数量、程度等)减少, 减轻 = wane = annihilate = eradicate = exterminate = extirpate; (法令等)被废除 = abolish 【例】abate a tax 减税The medicine abated her pain 这种药减轻了她的痛苦. 【根】bate打【参】rebate(vt 给回扣), debate(v 辩论) 【记】ab离开, ate吃eat的过去式. 离开吃的, 惯用的减肥方法, 目的是使自己的体重(减轻), 使自己的公斤数(在数量上减少). 【区】abase(v 使谦卑)把s想象成一个人跪着【类】abate: tax = alleviate: distress = abate: force = fade: loudness减少税收 = 减轻压力 = 减轻力量 = 减弱声音abate: degree = discount: price = attenuate: thickness减轻程度 = 减少价格 = 使薄减少厚度abate: intensity = alleviate: intensity = taper: width减轻强度 = 减轻: 强度 = 使逐渐变细减少宽度thin: density[intensity] = abate: length使变薄减少密度[强度] = 减少长度【反】augment(v 增加); intensify(v 加强); promote(v 促进); increase in intensity(剧烈增长)
趣味全助记	【记】a + bat用球棒打，beat， battle 打→打下去；bate 减弱；【相关】rebate 回扣,减少, debate 争论, 辩论, probate 遗嘱检验，reprobate 非难

Abate Tax Latin Alleviate Intensity ə'Beit V.减轻，减少 英

Abate Tax Latin Alleviate Intensity ə'Beit V.减轻，减少英