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

• 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。
• 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。
• An iterative approach helps the team mitigate risks in early iterations, which include testing for all process components.
  迭代的开发方法可以帮助团队在早期的迭代中减少风险，因为在这些迭代中包括了对所有过程组件的测试。
• Do hydroelectric dams mitigate global warming?
  水电坝减轻了全球变暖吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• They also include requirements on taking measures to prevent or mitigate any negative impact on the environment.
  其次还有一些后续措施的要求，比如采取行动来防止或减轻对环境的任何负面影响。
• New error pages provide a simplified user experience which helps to mitigate social-engineering and phishing attacks.
  新的错误页面提供了一个简单的用户体验帮助用户减少社会工程学和仿冒网站攻击。
• 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。
• 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。