Mitigate Meaning in English

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释义

To make something less severe, harmful, or serious; to reduce the impact or effect of something bad.

用法与细微差别

'Mitigate' is formal, often used in legal, scientific, or policy contexts ('mitigate risks', 'mitigate the effects'). Common collocations: 'mitigate damage', 'mitigate impact'. Do not confuse with 'aggravate' (to make worse).

• Spanish: mitigar - reducir (el impacto)
• Portuguese (BR): mitigar - reduzir (o impacto)
• Portuguese (PT): mitigar - reduzir (o impacto)
• Chinese (Simplified): 减轻 - 缓解
• Chinese (Traditional): 減輕 - 緩解
• Hindi: कम करना - कमज़ोर करना
• Arabic: يخفف - يقلل
• Bengali: হ্রাস করা - কমানো
• Russian: смягчать - уменьшать
• Japanese: 緩和する - 軽減する
• Vietnamese: giảm nhẹ - làm giảm bớt
• Korean: 완화하다 - 줄이다
• Turkish: hafifletmek - azaltmak
• Urdu: کم کرنا - تخفیف کرنا
• Indonesian: mengurangi - meredakan

例句

We planted trees to mitigate air pollution.

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Doctors try to mitigate the pain with medicine.

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We need to mitigate the risks of this plan.

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Improved infrastructure can mitigate the effects of natural disasters.

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They added new features to mitigate customer complaints.

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

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