ameliorate

英 [əˈmiːliəreɪt]

美 [əˈmiːliəreɪt]

v.  改善; 改进; 改良

过去分词：ameliorated　第三人称单数：ameliorates　现在分词：ameliorating　过去式：ameliorated　

GRE

BNC.19718 / COCA.17496

牛津词典

verb

• 改善；改进；改良
  to make sth better
  1. Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation.
     已经采取措施以改善局面。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 改善；使变好；减轻
  If someone or somethingamelioratesa situation, they make it better or easier in some way.
  1. Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation...
     做什么也无法使情况好转。
  2. He expected me to do something to ameliorate his depression.
     他希望我做点什么好让他不那么沮丧。

英英释义

verb

• get better
  1. The weather improved toward evening
  Synonym:betterimprovemeliorate
• to make better
  1. The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
  Synonym:betterimproveamendmeliorate

双语例句

• Topiramate seems to act through multiple mechanisms to ameliorate diabetic symptoms, some of them unknown.
  托吡酯似乎通过多种作用机制改善糖尿病综合征，其中某些机制尚不清楚。
• They advocated increased intervention in the economy to ameliorate the worse effects of capitalism.
  他们主张增加经济干预，以减缓资本主义的不良影响。
• Self-talk can thus ameliorate our status.
  因此，与自己对话可以改善我们的现状。
• Ameliorate conditions, circumstances, living standards, etc.
  改进情况、改善环境、提高生活水平。
• We anticipate that pre-medication will ameliorate or prevent this symptom.
  我们期望前驱给药会改善或防止这种现象。
• Philosophy should be an energy; it should have for effort and effect to ameliorate the condition of man.
  哲学应是一种能量，它的努力方向应是有效地改善人类。
• He expected me to do something to ameliorate his depression.
  他希望我做点什么好让他不那么沮丧。
• That should ameliorate the loss of confidence.
  这将有助于缓解信心的损失。
• But the only pretreatment is not enough to ameliorate the quality of the image.
  在实际改善图像质量以提高其视觉效果时仅仅采用一种预处理方法是不够的。
• The study of this article will be useful to ameliorate that circumstance.
  本文的研究将有助于改善这一状况。