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

• To predict, monitor and mitigate such disasters we need rapid and continuous data and information gathering.
  为了预测、监测和缓解这类灾害，我们需要迅速而连续的数据和信息采集。
• 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。
• But track your scrap and rework, and mitigate the other risks.
  但要跟踪废品和重做，并缓解其他风险。
• First, it must support the activities needed to adjust to and mitigate the effects of climate change.
  首先，它必须支持为适应和缓解气候变化影响所需采取的行动。
• Is not responsible for and mitigate the responsibility of the case have?
  不承担责任和减轻责任的情形有哪些？
• A proper virtualization system will also mitigate the impact of these problems in the production system.
  一个良好的虚拟化系统在生产系统中还应能够减轻这些问题的影响。
• However, there are many ways to mitigate this issue.
  但是，有很多方法可以缓解这一问题。
• 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。
• Only international cooperation can mitigate environmental damage.
  只有开展国际合作才能减轻对环境的破坏。
• It's one of the ways I'll mitigate my failure to plan well for retirement.
  我会用几个方法中的一个来减轻失败的退休计划所产生的痛苦。