Bated

(adj.) diminished or moderated; 'our bated enthusiasm'; 'his bated hopes' .

克林顿编辑

• Entering with bated breath, quietly making all fast, shoelessly mounting the staircase, I sought the dormitory, and reached my couch. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• I shall suffer as well as they: but at the end they will find I have not bated nor altered one jot. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.

艾莉森编辑