alleviate的意思|alleviate的解释-里氏词典

alleviate [ә'li:vieit]

vt. 减轻, 使缓和

The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.
医生给她注射以减轻疼痛.
They alleviated the boredom of waiting by singing songs.
他们以唱歌来减轻等候的厌烦.
A town of south-central England northeast of Oxford. It was designated as a new town in1967 to alleviate overcrowding in London. Population, 126,500.
米林基那斯英格兰中南部一城镇，位于牛津东北。为缓解伦敦的拥挤状况1967年被划为一新城镇。人口126，500

alleviate

[ verb ]

provide physical relief, as from pain

<verb.body>

assuage

palliate

relieve

This pill will relieve your headaches

you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge

Alleviate \Al*le"vi*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleviated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Alleviating}.] [LL. alleviare, fr. L. ad +
levis light. See {Alegge}, {Levity}.]
1. To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [Obs.]

Should no others join capable to alleviate the
expense. --Evelyn.

Those large bladders . . . conduce much to the
alleviating of the body [of flying birds]. --Ray.

2. To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to
mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate
sorrow, pain, care, etc.; -- opposed to {aggravate}.

The calamity of the want of the sense of hearing is
much alleviated by giving the use of letters. --Bp.
Horsley.

3. To extenuate; to palliate. [R.]

He alleviates his fault by an excuse. --Johnson.

Syn: To lessen; diminish; soften; mitigate; assuage; abate;
relieve; nullify; allay.

Usage: To {Alleviate}, {Mitigate}, {Assuage}, {Allay}. These
words have in common the idea of relief from some
painful state; and being all figurative, they differ
in their application, according to the image under
which this idea is presented. Alleviate supposes a
load which is lightened or taken off; as, to alleviate
one's cares. Mitigate supposes something fierce which
is made mild; as, to mitigate one's anguish. Assuage
supposes something violent which is quieted; as, to
assuage one's sorrow. Allay supposes something
previously excited, but now brought down; as, to allay
one's suffering or one's thirst. To alleviate the
distresses of life; to mitigate the fierceness of
passion or the violence of grief; to assuage angry
feeling; to allay wounded sensibility.

A new subway line began operating in Rome on Saturday, but city officials admitted it will do little to alleviate the capital's chaotic traffic conditions.
"This is a bill to try to alleviate pain and suffering," he said.
It should have a single, open market, but its member states must be free to experiment with measures to alleviate their employment problems and to decide, within limits, their own macro-economic policies.
A federal appeals court has ordered the District of Columbia to pay $1.3 million in fines because of its failure to alleviate crowded conditions at the city-run Lorton Reformatory in Fairfax County, Va.
Acting as consultants, these people provide information about the latest therapies, evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care being undertaken, and alleviate emotional stress.
The union also has said it intends to tap excess funds from employee pension plans and use savings from across-the-board salary cuts to alleviate the debt the transaction would place on the company.
The fact that the Fed has even considered the radical change shows the seriousness with which the government is searching for ways to alleviate the credit crunch.
'This will reduce our total foreign debt to Dollars 5.9bn.' The buy-back will alleviate Zambia's debt-servicing burden, which currently consumes 40 per cent of the country's export earnings.
It meant scientists could begin to think about designing a drug that might stop the virus. Nearly 10 years on, there is no new drug that does more than alleviate cough and cold symptoms.
Australian scientists said they had developed a process to boost production from a plant known to alleviate malaria.
Critics contend much of the alleged savings is illusory _ bookkeeping gimmicks, sales of federal assets and other devices that do little to alleviate the government's long-term deficit problem.
The measure seemed intended to alleviate the fast increasing food shortages in this traditionally agrarian country of 9 million people.
Full disclosure of the truth would help to alleviate Western concerns about Soviet compliance with arms control agreements.
Permission for the U.S. Information Agency to distribute within the United States a film, "A Tribute to Mickey Leland," honoring the efforts of the late Houston congressman to alleviate world hunger.
Osofsky said a 1985 study of 23 women found progesterone administered orally helped alleviate PMS symptoms.
For investors, fewer new funds would help alleviate the deepening discounts on not-quite-so-new funds, which have eroded the market values of their shares.
The increased output doesn't bar individual nations from dipping into their strategic oil reserves to alleviate high prices.
Tower Hamlets Liberals have done everything in our power to alleviate this problem, but we alone cannot solve it.
One proposition Mr. Kadar has suggested to alleviate the "unsatisfactory expansion of German capital" in Hungary is some sort of debt-for-investment swap between the two countries.
Bankers and other creditors attending this year's annual meetings agree that more should be done to alleviate sub-Saharan Africa's debt problems.
"The market is looking for the decline in interest rates to alleviate the credit quality problems over time, and the market's looking over the hill," he said.
However, some analysts note that bond prices have gyrated wildly in recent days in reaction to news that the Bush administration is seeking ways to alleviate the "credit crunch" while members of both political parties are proposing tax-cutting packages.
A radical departure in this area is required. The Bank's objectives in providing foreign aid have changed over the years; the most recent is to alleviate poverty and the public financing of the merit goods (education and health).
"They were heavily leveraged five years ago and their strong cash flow was able to alleviate that.
"It is our judgment that the flexibility in the management of reserves has been overdone," said Don Reeves, a Nebraska farmer and policy analyst for Bread for the World, a 40,000 member Christian organization that wants to help alleviate world hunger.
But the plan appeared to be part of a much broader agreement reached last month by Japan and the United States on ways to open Japan's markets, alleviate the huge U.S. trade deficit with the Japanese and make American products more competitive.
The disclosure may alleviate uncertainty about Cray's product lines.
"Somehow they think they'll alleviate their New York taxes."
To alleviate the boredom, some will doubtless consider moving from recovery stocks which have come too far to sectors such as stores which are nearer to consumers and have been left behind in the rush.
In business, political connections with the Malay dominated government are often more important than commercial competitiveness. In part economic success has helped alleviate some of the tensions between the races.

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