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

• 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）？
• 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。
• 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。
• Do hydroelectric dams mitigate global warming?
  水电坝减轻了全球变暖吗？
• 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。
• Identify and mitigate risks.
  识别和减轻风险。
• Adequate testing of message flows and a rigorous change management process helps mitigate these risks.
  足够的消息流测试和严格的更改管理流程可以帮助缓解这些风险。
• However, there are many ways to mitigate this issue.
  但是，有很多方法可以缓解这一问题。
• 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。
• 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。