• 基础释义
• 例句
• 英汉词典释义
• 英英词典释义
• 行业词典释义

• tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent. 不成功地尽力去减轻普遍的不满
• palliate a crime 减罪
• palliate a disease 使病减轻
• I shall never attempt to palliate my own foibles by exposing the error of another. 我从不想暴露别人的错误,以图掩饰自己的缺点.
• Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing. 作家的组织固然可以排遣他们的孤独, 但是我怀疑它们未必能够促进作家的创作.
• I don't wish to palliate them, I assure you. 我不想掩饰, 我可以向你保证.
• I should never attempt to palliate my own foible by expose the error of another. 我从不想暴露别人的错误,以图减轻自己的缺点.

• vt.
  减轻,缓和(痛苦、疾病等)
  palliate a disease 使病减轻 palliate a crime 减罪
  辩解,掩饰(罪过等)
  tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent. 不成功地尽力去减轻普遍的不满

• 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"

• 医学： 缓和，减轻：减低严重程度；
  法律： 辩解；