verb🔗Share减弱，减轻 To reduce the force of something; to abate."The teacher spoke softly, bating her anger so she could calmly explain the consequences. "老师轻声细语地说着，压住了怒火，以便冷静地解释后果。actionprocessamountenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share克制，压抑，忍住 To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation"The dog was bating at the door, eager to go for a walk in the park. "狗狗在门边按捺不住，渴望去公园散步。attitudeactionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share去除，删减 (sometimes figurative) To cut off, remove, take away."The teacher, bating the extra credit, graded only the required questions on the test. "老师去除了附加分，只批改了试卷上必答题的分数。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share排除，除去。 To leave out, except, bar."We are inviting everyone to the party, bating John because he is sick. "我们邀请所有人参加聚会，除了约翰，因为他生病了。languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share消瘦，憔悴。 To waste away."After the injury, the athlete was bating and losing muscle mass because he couldn't train. "受伤后，那位运动员因为无法训练，身体逐渐消瘦，肌肉也流失了。medicinephysiologydiseasebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share剥夺，夺取。 To deprive of."The harsh sunlight was bating the colors from the old photograph. "刺眼的阳光正在剥夺老照片的色彩。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share减轻，降低，减少。 To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower."The store manager was bating the price of the damaged goods to appease the upset customer. "为了安抚不满的顾客，店长正在降低破损商品的售价。amountbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share减免，扣除。 To allow by way of abatement or deduction."The insurance company is bating a portion of the hospital bill due to a clerical error. "由于一个文书错误，保险公司正在减免一部分的医院账单费用。businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share争斗，搏斗。 To contend or strive with blows or arguments."The siblings were bating each other playfully with pillows, their laughter filling the room. "孩子们拿着枕头互相嬉闹着争斗，笑声充满了整个房间。actionsportwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拍翅，振翅. Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait."The impatient falcon, confined to its perch, kept bating its wings, eager to hunt. "被困在栖木上的这只心急的猎鹰，不停地拍打着翅膀，渴望着去狩猎。animalbirdactionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share浸酸, 浸灰。 To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate."The leatherworker is bating the cowhide in a large tub of enzyme solution to soften it after tanning. "皮革工人正在一个大桶的酶溶液中浸酸这张牛皮，以软化鞣制后的皮革。materialchemistryprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share渐亏, 渐消。 Of the moon, when it is waning."The bating moon offered only a sliver of light as I walked home from work. "我下班回家的路上，渐亏的月亮只洒下了一线微光。astronomytimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗Share除了，除外。 Apart from; except."The entire class passed the test, bating John, who was absent that day. "全班都通过了考试，除了那天缺席的约翰以外。languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
