mitigate
美音:
[´mıtə´geıt
]英音:
[´mıtə´geıt
]v.减轻
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名词:mitigation 动词过去式:mitigated 过去分词:mitigated 现在分词:mitigating 第三人称单数:mitigates 形容词:mitigable
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mitigate
/'mɪtɪgeɪt; `mɪtə,ˇet/
v [Tn] (fml 文) make (sth) less severe, violent or painful; moderate 使(某事物)减轻, 和缓; 节制
*mitigate sb's suffering, anger, anxiety, etc 使某人少受苦、息怒、稍安等
* mitigate the severity of a punishment, sentence, etc 减轻惩罚、刑期等
* mitigate the effects of inflation, eg by making credit easily obtainable 和缓通货膨胀的影响.
mitigate
v [T]formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of mitigare
'to soften', from mitis
'soft']
to make a situation or the effects of something less unpleasant, harmful, or serious
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alleviate Measures need to be taken to mitigate the environmental effects of burning more coal.
1. Nothing he did could mitigate her wrath; she was unforgiving. 他所作的一切都不能平息她的愤怒; 她是不原谅人的。
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