palliative
美音:
[´pælıətıv
]英音:
[´pælıətıv
]adj.减轻的 n.辩解
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palliative为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:palliatively
近义词, 同义词
palliative
/'pælɪətɪv; `pælɪ,etɪv/
n, adj
1 (medicine) that reduces pain without removing its cause 减轻的; 缓和的; 姑息剂; 治标剂
*Aspirin is a palliative (drug). 阿斯匹林是一种缓解剂.
2 (thing) that reduces the harmful effects of sth without removing its cause 缓和物; 减轻的; 缓和的
*Security checks are only a palliative (measure) in the fight against terrorism. 安全检查仅是反恐怖主义的一种消极措施.
palliative
n[C]
formal something done to make a bad situation seem better, but which does not solve the problem
short-term economic palliatives
medical a medical treatment that will not cure an illness but will reduce the pain
>palliativeadj [usually before noun]
palliative care