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

• Ameliorate conditions, circumstances, living standards, etc.
  改进情况、改善环境、提高生活水平。
• It is succeeded that adopts the ameliorate measure that advanced by this paper to solve the high temperature corrosion.
  采用该文提出的方法，解决高温腐蚀问题，是成功的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Abstract: with the development of society and the elevation of living standard, as a tool that can ameliorate working environment and improve living quality, the central air conditioning becomes more closely with people.
  摘要：随着社会的进步和人民生活水平的提高，中央空调作为改善工作环境、高生活质量的工具和越来越多的人群亲密接触。
• Self-talk can thus ameliorate our status.
  因此，与自己对话可以改善我们的现状。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation
  做什么也无法使情况好转。