[VERB 动词]减轻,缓解(痛苦等) If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
[V n]
[FORMAL 正式]
Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.
如今,减轻背部疼痛可以有许多方法。
...the problem of alleviating mass poverty.
摆脱普遍贫困的难题
alleviation
Their energies were focussed on the alleviation of the refugees' misery.
他们把精力集中在减轻难民们的苦难上。
Oxford
al·le·vi·ate/əˈliːvieɪt; NAmEəˈliːvieɪt/verballeviatesth to make sth less severe 减轻;缓和;缓解SYN
ease
◆to alleviate suffering减轻苦难◆A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.采取了一系列措施缓解这个问题。▶al·le·vi·ation/əˌliːviˈeɪʃn; NAmEəˌliːviˈeɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]alleviatealleviatesalleviatedalleviatingal·le·vi·ate/əˈliːvieɪt; NAmEəˈliːvieɪt/al·le·vi·ation/əˌliːviˈeɪʃn; NAmEəˌliːviˈeɪʃn/
to make something less painful or difficult to deal withalleviate the problem/situation/suffering etc a new medicine to alleviate the symptoms of flu measures to alleviate poverty—alleviation /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
WDF
alleviate
[əˈli:vieɪt]alleviated, alleviating, alleviates
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减轻(99%),使 ... 缓和(1%)
vt.减轻,缓和
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