• 基礎釋義
• 例句
• 英漢詞典釋義
• 英英詞典釋義
• 行業詞典釋義

• tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent. 不成功地盡力去減輕普遍的不滿
• palliate a crime 減罪
• palliate a disease 使病減輕
• I shall never attempt to palliate my own foibles by exposing the error of another. 我從不想暴露別人的錯誤,以圖掩飾自己的缺點.
• Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing. 作家的組織固然可以排遣他們的孤獨, 但是我懷疑它們未必能夠促進作家的創作.
• I don't wish to palliate them, I assure you. 我不想掩飾, 我可以向你保證.
• I should never attempt to palliate my own foible by expose the error of another. 我從不想暴露別人的錯誤,以圖減輕自己的缺點.

• vt.
  減輕,緩和(痛苦、疾病等)
  palliate a disease 使病減輕 palliate a crime 減罪
  辯解,掩飾(罪過等)
  tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent. 不成功地盡力去減輕普遍的不滿

• Verb
  1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of;
  "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
  2. provide physical relief, as from pain;
  "This pill will relieve your headaches"

• 醫學： 緩和，減輕：減低嚴重程度；
  法律： 辯解；