这是条曾被收养的流浪狗。The dog was a stray which had been adopted.大多数的收养都是成功的。The majority of adoptions are successful.收养不成功可能有各种原因。Adoption can fail for all kinds of reasons....
We must abate the noise pollution in our city.我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染.The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the powerful pain.医生给了他某种药,以减弱那剧烈的疼痛.The storm began to abate slightly.风暴开始稍有所减弱....