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01基础词汇
ease
(使)宽慰;减轻;缓解
使…容易些
容易;轻易
舒适;安逸;自在;无忧无虑
The pain eased off after a few hours.
几小时后疼痛减轻了。
I eased my stiff limbs into the hot bath.
我把僵硬的四肢伸进热水澡里。
You always look ill at ease in a suit.
你穿西装总是显得不自在。
lessen
(使)变小，变少，减弱，减轻
A healthy diet can lessen the risk of heart disease.
健康的饮食可以减少
患心脏病的风险。
Time had gradually lessened the pain of her grief.
时间逐渐减轻了她的伤心痛苦。
lighten
减轻，减少(工作量、债务、担忧等)
(使)变明亮，变成淡色;
(使)感到不那么悲伤(或担忧、严肃);
缓和
The sky began to lighten after the storm.
暴风雨过后天空开始变亮了。
Whalen thanked them for lightening the mood on a rough afternoon.
惠伦感谢他们缓和了这个艰难的下午的气氛。
02进阶词汇
relieve
解除，减轻，缓和(不快或痛苦);减轻(问题的严重性);缓和;缓解
He was relieved to see Jeannie reach the other side of the river safely.
看到珍妮安全到达河对岸，他松了一口气。
Nothing relieves anxiety more than taking action.
没有什么比行动更能缓解焦虑。
Treatment for now focuses on relieving symptoms such as breathing 
assistance.
目前治疗的重点是缓解症状，如辅助呼吸。
alleviate
减轻;缓和;缓解
Exercise in open spaces is important for people's mental and physical health, and staying healthy alleviates pressure on the healthcare in its own way.
户外运动对人们的身心健康很重要，保持健康也可以缓解医保压力。
The program appears to be the first of its kind, and is a dramatic example of steps states are taking to alleviate the high cost of prescription drugs.
该计划似乎是此类计划中的第一个，是各州为缓解处方药高昂成本而采取的措施的一个引人注目的例子。
Everyday community activity alleviates loneliness, a chronic condition linked to everything from suicide to mental decline.
日常社区活动可以缓解孤独感，这是一种与从自杀到精神衰退相关的慢性疾病。
mitigate
减轻;缓和
Modern life is profoundly lonely, and I do believe some of these activities we do in groups mitigates some of that loneliness.
现代生活是极度孤独的，我相信我们的群体活动可以减轻一些孤独感。
In this case, there is a technique for mitigating the spread of disease that is dictated by scientific evidence: social distancing.
在这种情况下，有一种由科学证据证明的减缓疾病传播的办法：社交距离。
assuage
缓和，减轻(不快)
I tried my best to assuage their fears, but it was as though I were speaking into a void.
我尽力减轻他们的恐惧，但好像我在对着真空说话。
Colleges sought to assuage students’ concerns, offering help for those in financial need.
各大学试图缓解学生的担忧，为经济困难的学生提供帮助。
palliate
减轻，缓和(疾病或不适)
Nor should a university seek to palliate or to deny the charge of being a place of resort for youth.
大学也不应试图减轻或否认对它是青年人逍遥度日的地方的指控。
Let us not be misunderstood; we are not justifying or even palliating the mother's conduct.
不要误解我们，我们不是在为该母亲的行为辩解或姑息。
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