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ameliorate vt.使改善；使变好vi.改善；变好 (1) 改善自己境况的愿望人皆有之。(2) 他努力地工作以改善家庭的穷困。(3) 不清楚我们能做些什么来改变这个情况。(4) 因此，与自己对话可以改善我们的现状。(5) 已经采取措施以改善局面。 The verb ameliorate comes from the Latin word meliorare, meaning “improve.” Food drives can ameliorate hunger. An air conditioner can ameliorate the discomfort of a stiflingly hot summer day. A sympathy card can ameliorate grief. Family therapy can ameliorate severe sibling rivalry. Anything that can lift a burden or make something better can ameliorate.

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英 [ə'miːliəreɪt] 美 [ə'miːliəreɪt] (1) Everyone wishes to ameliorate his own condition .(2) He works hard to ameliorate his family's poor circumstances.(3) It is not clear what can be done to ameliorate the situation.(4) Self-talk can thus ameliorate our status.(5) Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation. To ameliorate is to step in and make a bad situation better. You could try introducing a second lollipop to ameliorate a battle between two toddlers over a single lollipop. 1[VERB 动词]改善；使变好；减轻 If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation...做什么也无法使情况好转。He expected me to do something to ameliorate his depression.他希望我做点什么好让他不那么沮丧。amelioration...a demand for amelioration of conditions.改善条件的需求

英语单词	ameliorate
英美音标	英 [ə'miːliəreɪt] 美 [ə'miːliəreɪt]
中文释义	vt.使改善；使变好 vi.改善；变好
英语例句	(1) Everyone wishes to ameliorate his own condition . (2) He works hard to ameliorate his family's poor circumstances. (3) It is not clear what can be done to ameliorate the situation. (4) Self-talk can thus ameliorate our status. (5) Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation.
中文例句	(1) 改善自己境况的愿望人皆有之。 (2) 他努力地工作以改善家庭的穷困。 (3) 不清楚我们能做些什么来改变这个情况。 (4) 因此，与自己对话可以改善我们的现状。 (5) 已经采取措施以改善局面。
vocabulary简明	To ameliorate is to step in and make a bad situation better. You could try introducing a second lollipop to ameliorate a battle between two toddlers over a single lollipop.
vocabulary扩展	The verb ameliorate comes from the Latin word meliorare, meaning “improve.” Food drives can ameliorate hunger. An air conditioner can ameliorate the discomfort of a stiflingly hot summer day. A sympathy card can ameliorate grief. Family therapy can ameliorate severe sibling rivalry. Anything that can lift a burden or make something better can ameliorate.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]改善；使变好；减轻 If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation... 做什么也无法使情况好转。 He expected me to do something to ameliorate his depression. 他希望我做点什么好让他不那么沮丧。 amelioration ...a demand for amelioration of conditions. 改善条件的需求

Ameliorate Make Situation Amelioration 英 ə'Miːliəreɪt] 美 ə'Miːliəreɪt Vt.使改善；使变好