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

• 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。
• An iterative approach helps the team mitigate risks in early iterations, which include testing for all process components.
  迭代的开发方法可以帮助团队在早期的迭代中减少风险，因为在这些迭代中包括了对所有过程组件的测试。
• 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。
• 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。
• But track your scrap and rework, and mitigate the other risks.
  但要跟踪废品和重做，并缓解其他风险。
• They also include requirements on taking measures to prevent or mitigate any negative impact on the environment.
  其次还有一些后续措施的要求，比如采取行动来防止或减轻对环境的任何负面影响。
• 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。
• The results of the assessment should be used to define and implement preventive actions to mitigate the identified risks.
  这种评价结果应当用来确定和实施预防措施，从而减轻已识别的风险。
• However, open source tools and technology can significantly mitigate the complexity of managing a cloud application.
  不过，开源工具和技术大大降低了管理云应用程序的复杂性。
• Identify and mitigate risks.
  识别和减轻风险。