palliate

释义

vt.减轻; 缓和（痛苦、疾病等）; 辩解; 掩饰（罪过等）

词态变化

第三人称单数 :   palliates ; 过去式 :   palliated ; 过去分词 :   palliated ; 现在分词 :   palliating ;

实用场景例句

Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing.

作家的组织固然可以排遣他们的孤独, 但是我怀疑它们未必能够促进作家的创作.

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I shall never attempt to palliate my own foibles by exposing the error of another.

我从不想暴露别人的错误,以图掩饰自己的缺点.

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I should never attempt to palliate my own foible by expose the error of another.

我从不想暴露别人的错误,以图减轻自己的缺点.

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I don't wish to palliate them, I assure you.

我不想掩饰, 我可以向你保证.

辞典例句

Objective: to palliate sufferings of patients, to enhance the success rate of esophagus electrode insertion.

目的: 减少病人痛苦, 提高插食管电极的成功率.

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Tow black don't make a white. You can't palliate your own badness with other's bad deed.

两黑不等于一白. 你不能用别人的恶行来掩饰自己的劣迹.

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英英释义

Verb

1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of;

"The circumstances extenuate the crime"

2. provide physical relief, as from pain;

"This pill will relieve your headaches"