extenuate
vt.掩饰,减轻,使人原谅,低估,<古>使稀薄
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extenuate为短语/超纲词汇
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名词:extenuator 形容词:extenuative 动词过去式:extenuated 过去分词:extenuated 现在分词:extenuating 第三人称单数:extenuates
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decrease diminish lessen abridge shorten shrink contract drop off fall off tail off fall away waste wear wane ebb decline descend subside melt away die away retreat run low languish decay crumble abate discount depreciate extenuate lower weaken attenuate fritter away mitigate moderate dwarf throw into the shade reduce shorten subtract
extenuate
/ɪk'stenjʊeɪt; ɪk`stɛnju,et/
v [Tn] (fml esp law 文, 尤用于法律) make (wrongdoing) less serious (by providing an excuse) （提出藉口或理由）使（罪过）的严重性减轻
*Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour. 这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕.
* Because of extenuating circumstances (ie facts taken into consideration that might be regarded as an excuse), the court acquitted him of the crime. 因考虑到情有可原, 法庭判他无罪.
v [Tn] (fml esp law 文, 尤用于法律) make (wrongdoing) less serious (by providing an excuse) （提出藉口或理由）使（罪过）的严重性减轻
*Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour. 这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕.
* Because of extenuating circumstances (ie facts taken into consideration that might be regarded as an excuse), the court acquitted him of the crime. 因考虑到情有可原, 法庭判他无罪.
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