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

• 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's one of the ways I'll mitigate my failure to plan well for retirement.
  我会用几个方法中的一个来减轻失败的退休计划所产生的痛苦。
• 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。
• To mitigate these vulnerabilities, you need to conduct a vulnerability assessment.
  要缓解这种漏洞，您需要执行漏洞评估。
• However, there are many ways to mitigate this issue.
  但是，有很多方法可以缓解这一问题。
• 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。
• In this age, international organizations will have to help mitigate and share risk.
  在这个时代，国际组织必须有助于减轻和分担风险。
• The RUP provides a framework of rules and practices that mitigate the unpredictability of software development.
  RUP提供了带有规程和实践的框架，它可以减小软件开发的不可预知性。
• 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。