bate
英 [beɪt]
美 [bet]
- vt. 使軟化；減少；緩和
- n. 柔皮劑
- vi. 減弱；衰落
- n. (Bate)人名；(英)貝特；(塞、葡)巴特
英文詞源
- bate (v.1)
- "to reduce, to lessen in intensity," c. 1300, shortening of abate (q.v.). Now only in phrase bated breath, which was used by Shakespeare in "The Merchant of Venice" (1596).
- bate (v.2)
- c. 1300, "to contend with blows or arguments," from Old French batre "to hit, beat, strike," from Late Latin battere, from Latin batuere "to beat, knock" (see batter (v.)). In falconry, "to beat the wings impatiently and flutter away from the perch." Figurative sense of "to flutter downward" attested from 1580s.
雙語例句
- 1. Mr Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were there.
- 哈裏斯老師、貝特老師和其他三位老師在場。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The cruel landlord would bate him no rent.
- 那個狠心的地主不肯給他減租.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Even great scholars like Wang Xianqian and Liang Qichao could not stop the de bate.
- 甚至像王先謙、梁啟超這樣鼎鼎大名的學者都無法把這場論戰喝止.
來自漢英文學 - 散文英譯
- 4. Until it was time to open the presents, the children had to bate their curiosity.
- 孩子們隻好抑製住他們的好奇心, 等待著打開禮物的時刻的到來.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Director bate, change policeman of a sector of an area questioningly.
- 局長大怒, 質問改地段交警.
來自互聯網