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palliate

/ˈpæl.i.eɪt/

翻译: 动词,指减轻疾病或症状的严重程度而不消除病因,也指使过错或问题显得不那么严重。

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词语关系

verb

/ˈpæl.i.eɪt/C2formalmedical
  • zh动词,指减轻疾病或症状的严重程度而不消除病因,也指使过错或问题显得不那么严重。

A verb used to describe the act of making a disease or its symptoms less severe without removing the cause, or to make an offense or problem seem less serious.

  1. Reduce severity of symptomsC1formalmedical

    To make a disease or its symptoms less severe without curing it.

    zh缓解

    • The medication helps to palliate the pain but does not treat the underlying condition.
    • Doctors focus on palliating symptoms in terminal patients.
    • Palliative care aims to palliate suffering and improve quality of life.

    同义词alleviateassuageeaselessenmitigaterelievesoothe

    反义词aggravateexacerbateworsen

  2. Make an offense seem less seriousC2formal

    To try to make a problem, mistake, or offense seem less serious or more acceptable.

    zh减轻

    • He tried to palliate his rude comment by saying he was joking.
    • The company's apology did little to palliate the public's anger.
    • She attempted to palliate the severity of the error with a weak excuse.

    同义词downplayexcuseextenuategloss overminimizesoftenwhitewash

    反义词aggravatecompoundexacerbateintensifyworsen

词形
  • palliated past participle
  • palliated past simple
  • palliating present participle
  • palliates third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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