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mitigate是什么意思

2024-01-24 13:57:17
mitigate
美[mɪtɪɡeɪt]  英[mɪtɪɡeɪt]
vt.  减轻;缓和
  形容词:mitigable  名词:mitigation  过去式:mitigated  过去分词:mitigated  现在分词:mitigating  第三人称单数:mitigates
  近义词:alleviate,lessen,relieve,soften,palliate,abate,allay,assuage,diminish,dull,ease,moderate,mollify,taketheedgeoff,tonedown,qualify,silence,loosen,lower,extenuate,aggravate,deteriorate,

详细释义

v.(动词)
  1. 减轻
  2. (使)缓和
  3. 缓和下来
  4. 缓解
  5. 冲淡
  6. 平息
  7. 弥补
  8. 镇静

英英释义

Verb
  1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of;

    "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

  2. make less severe or harsh;

    "mitigating circumstances"

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the stepmother had treated the girl.法官说没有任何理由可以把那个继母残忍虐待女孩的罪责减轻。
  2. Her words mitigated my suffering.她的话减轻了我的痛苦。
  3. The government is trying to mitigate the effects of inflation.政府正试图缓和通货膨胀的影响。