mitigate

英 [ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt]

美 [ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt]

v.  减轻; 缓和

过去分词：mitigated　现在分词：mitigating　过去式：mitigated　第三人称单数：mitigates　

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牛津词典

verb

• 减轻；缓和
  to make sth less harmful, serious, etc.
  1. action to mitigate poverty
     减轻贫穷的行动
  2. Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.
     植树造林减轻了土壤侵蚀。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 减轻;缓解;缓和
  Tomitigatesomething means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful.
  1. ...ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion...
     减轻爆炸威力的种种方法
  2. The cost of getting there is mitigated by Sydney's offer of a subsidy.
     由于悉尼提供补助金，所以到那里的花费就减少了。

英英释义

verb

• make less severe or harsh
  1. mitigating circumstances
• lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  1. The circumstances extenuate the crime
  Synonym:extenuatepalliate

双语例句

• Food replaced intimacy, and this helped her to mitigate feelings of loneliness.
  食物取代了亲密，这帮助她缓解了孤独感。
• Recognize and mitigate impairments to independence and objectivity.
  识别和减轻对独立性和客观性的损害。
• He had plenty of feedback and plenty of time to mitigate this issue, but he can be stubborn.
  他有很多的回应和时间去减轻这个问题，但他很固执。
• However, there are many ways to mitigate this issue.
  但是，有很多方法可以缓解这一问题。
• How could I mitigate this threat: getting married ( and/ or divorced) abroad?
  我怎样减轻这种风险呢：在国外结婚（和/或离婚）？
• Identify and mitigate risks.
  识别和减轻风险。
• Prevention. And, or mitigate damage if a malfunction, accident or naturally caused event occurs.
  避免，为了减轻损害，如果一个故障事故，或者自然发生的事故出现了。
• The cost of getting there is mitigated by Sydney's offer of a subsidy.
  由于悉尼提供补助金，所以到那里的花费就减少了。
• However, open source tools and technology can significantly mitigate the complexity of managing a cloud application.
  不过，开源工具和技术大大降低了管理云应用程序的复杂性。
• This gives cities a powerful almost existential reason to mitigate the causes and effects of climate change.
  这给城市削弱气候变化的导致因素和影响提供了强有力（几乎关系人类存亡）的理由。