"mitigate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 减轻
• 缓解

Definition

使某事变得不那么严重、有害或严重；减少坏事的影响或后果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Mitigate”较为正式，常用于法律、科学或政策讨论中，如“mitigate risks”（降低风险）、“mitigate the effects”（减缓影响）。常见搭配有“mitigate damage”、“mitigate impact”。不要与“aggravate”（加重、恶化）混淆。

Examples

We planted trees to mitigate air pollution.

我们种树来**减轻**空气污染。

Doctors try to mitigate the pain with medicine.

医生试图用药物来**缓解**疼痛。

We need to mitigate the risks of this plan.

我们需要**减轻**这个计划的风险。

Improved infrastructure can mitigate the effects of natural disasters.

改善基础设施能**减轻**自然灾害的影响。

They added new features to mitigate customer complaints.

他们添加了新功能来**减少**客户的投诉。

Even small changes can mitigate a lot of problems down the line.

即使是小变化也能**缓解**很多将来的问题。