động từ.
to diminish, to cut down, to decrease, to reduce, to lessen, to lower
cut down expenses, curtail/retrench expenses
to cut down production cost
to increase the number of friends and to decrease that of foes
to cut down red tape and meetings
the disease has diminished by eight-tenths (four-fifths), the disease has nearly completely abated
this stick is too long, let's shorten it
to wane, abate
to lay by part of
to lay by part of it for saving, to save part of it
to yield, to let someone have
to let him have some of your bricks to build a well with
better in health