abate

abate 

[əˈbeit]

vt. & vi.

减少, 减轻, 减退; 消除

The storm began to abate slightly.

风暴开始稍有所减弱。


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1.	We must abate the noise pollution in our city.
	我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染。
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2.	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。
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3.	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。
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4.	Miss Elson will abate part of the price if you ask her to.
	假如你请示她，伊莎小姐将减小一部分价格。
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5.	Not that they feel it so, but only to abate the edge of envy.
	其实他们并非真那样感觉，而只是想减轻别人的嫉妒而已。
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6.	The department investigated 3683 complaints of air pollution, and issued 240 legal notices instructing offenders to abate air pollution.
	年内，环保署调查了3683宗投诉，并发出了240封法定通知书，指令违例者消减空气污染。
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7.	To abate air pollution, a policy has been established to adopt the most stringent and practical vehicle fuel and emission standards which can be made available to Hong Kong. Open burning has been prohibited.
	为减低空气污染，当局已制订政策，在本港实施切实可行范围内最严格的车辆燃料及废气标准，并禁止露天焚烧活动。
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