n.降低;减少;缓和
动词abate的现在分词.
Amid nationwide shock at the scale of the disaster, a recent upsurge of anti-Western sentiment triggered by events in Tibet appears to be abating. 这次地震程度之巨,举国震惊,近日因西藏问题而高涨的反西方情绪亦有了缓和的迹象。