alleviate
🇺🇸 /əˈliːviːˌeɪt/
📖 释义
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verb
减轻;缓解; 解除;缓和; 宽慰;安慰; 排遣;消解; 减弱;降低
🔗 详情
词形变化
第三人称单数: alleviates
过去式: alleviated
过去分词: alleviated
现在分词: alleviating
常用搭配
alleviate painalleviate sufferingalleviate povertyalleviate stressalleviate symptomsalleviate pressurealleviate concerns
派生词
alleviationalleviatoralleviativealleviatory
同义词
relieveeasemitigatelessenreduceameliorateassuagediminish
反义词
aggravateworsenexacerbateintensify
易混淆词
ameliorate
EN: 'Ameliorate' is more formal and typically refers to improving conditions or situations; 'alleviate' more commonly refers to relieving pain, suffering, or burden.
zh: 'Ameliorate' 更正式,通常指改善条件或状况;'alleviate' 更常用于缓解疼痛、苦难或负担。
elevate
EN: 'Elevate' means to raise up or lift; 'alleviate' means to lessen or relieve — they look similar but have nearly opposite directional meanings.
zh: 'Elevate' 意为举起或提升;'alleviate' 意为减少或缓解——它们看起来相似,但方向含义几乎相反。
拼写提示
EN: Remember 'alleviate' has a double 'l' and ends in '-iate' (not just '-ate'). Do not confuse it with 'elevate', which lacks the initial 'al-'.
zh: 记住 'alleviate' 有两个 'l' 并以 '-iate' 结尾(不仅仅是 '-ate')。不要将其与缺少开头 'al-' 的 'elevate' 混淆。
💬 例句
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The new medication helped alleviate her chronic pain significantly.
新药显著缓解了她的慢性疼痛。
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The government introduced new policies to alleviate poverty in rural areas.
政府出台了新政策以缓解农村地区的贫困问题。
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She tried to alleviate his fears by reassuring him that everything would be fine.
她通过让他放心一切都会好起来,试图减轻他的恐惧。
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He read a book to alleviate the boredom of the long train journey.
他读了一本书来缓解漫长火车旅途中的无聊。
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The mediator worked to alleviate the tension between the two conflicting parties.
调解员努力缓解双方之间的紧张局势。