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

• Systematically identify and mitigate project risks
  系统地识别和减轻项目风险
• Do hydroelectric dams mitigate global warming?
  水电坝减轻了全球变暖吗？
• 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。
• Recognize and mitigate impairments to independence and objectivity.
  识别和减轻对独立性和客观性的损害。
• 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。
• It can improve future disaster management and help mitigate the effects of these catastrophes.
  它可以改善未来的灾害管理，并帮助减轻这些大灾害的影响。
• New error pages provide a simplified user experience which helps to mitigate social-engineering and phishing attacks.
  新的错误页面提供了一个简单的用户体验帮助用户减少社会工程学和仿冒网站攻击。
• How could I mitigate this threat: getting married ( and/ or divorced) abroad?
  我怎样减轻这种风险呢：在国外结婚（和/或离婚）？
• 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。