| 释义 |
palliate /'paelieit; 'paeliyet/ vt [VP6A] (formal) lessen the severity of (pain, disease); excuse the seriousness of (a crime, etc). (正女用语) 减轻; 缓和 (痛、病); 掩饰 (罪等) 。 pahliation /.paeh'eijn; , pse-li'ejan/ n [U] the act of palliating; the state of being ~d; [C] that which ~s; excuse. 减轻; 缓和; 掩饰; 使减轻或缓和之物; 辩解; 掩饰之词; 托辞; 借 o palliative /'paehativ; 'paelizetiv/ n, adj (sth) serving to ~. 减轻的; 缓和的; 掩饰的; 用以减轻、缓和或掩饰之物。 |