alleviate
音标发音
- 英式音标 [əˈliːvieɪtə'liːvɪeɪt]
- 美式音标 [əˈliː.vi.eɪt]
- 国际音标 [ə'li:vieit]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt.减轻；使 ... 缓和
词源解说
- 15世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自后期拉丁语的alleviare，意为减轻，使缓和。
词根记忆
- al(表加强) + lev(轻) + iate(使…)→使…轻→减轻
- al(表加强) + lev(轻的) + i + ate(使)→使…变轻→减轻
- al + lev(轻) + iate→减轻
- al(加强) + lev(轻) + iate(使…)→使…轻→减轻，缓和
- al + lev(轻) + iate(使…)→使…轻→减轻
同根派生
- alleviate
英汉例句
- The drug will alleviate her suffering.
这药可以减轻她的痛苦。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.
词组短语
- alleviate ache 减轻痛苦
- alleviate an economic crisis 缓和经济危机
- alleviate difficulties 减轻困难
- alleviate distress 减轻痛苦
- alleviate ethnic animosity 缓和种族仇恨
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
英英字典
- to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe
- If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
- alleviation
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柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 缓解
In order to alleviate pressure that the shortage of water bring us,we have to change the unreasonable irrigation methods,and carry out water saving irrigation.
为了缓解水资源的短缺给我国带来的压力,我们必须改变不合理的灌溉方式,推广节水灌溉技术。法学
- 减轻
Crop is the main source of the world’s food, feed and fiber. The transgenic biological technology plays an important role to increase crop productivity, rural economic growth, food security, alleviate hunger, malnutrition and poverty.
作物是全球食物、饲料和纤维的主要来源,转基因生物技术在提高作物生产率、推动农村经济增长、保障粮食安全、减轻饥饿、营养不良和贫困等方面发挥了重要作用。交通运输工程
- 缓和