柯林斯詞典palliate /?p?l??e?t/ 1. V to lessen the severity of (pain, disease, etc) without curing or removing; alleviate; mitigate 未經(jīng)治療或消除減輕(痛苦、病痛等); 緩解; 緩和 返回 palliate劍橋詞典formal to reduce the bad effects of something 減輕負面影響 They tried to palliate the hardship of their lives . 他們試圖緩解生活的艱難。 medical specialized to reduce pain without curing its cause 緩解痛苦（但無法治愈病因） The drugs palliate pain but have no effect on inflammation . 這些藥品可減輕痛苦但對炎癥沒有效果。 返回 palliate