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

• ABER can ameliorate rat obesity induced by high fat probably through the mechanism of modulating lipid metabolism and accumulation.
  研究结果显示：黑米花色苷提取物能够改善高脂膳食诱导的大鼠肥胖相关指标。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation
  做什么也无法使情况好转。
• 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。
• These results identify a readily modifiable environmental risk factor that may ameliorate disease progression in patients with NAFLD.
  研究结果发现了一种容易改变的环境危险因素，其可以改善NAFLD疾病的发展进程。
• That should ameliorate the loss of confidence.
  这将有助于缓解信心的损失。
• When he left, he promised to ameliorate the equipment of the ambulance.
  当他离开时，他许诺将来要改善野战医院的设备。
• Such studies will also, no doubt, give rise to an industry testing new classes of "probiotics" that can be added to food in order to ameliorate its obesity-inducing effects.
  毫无疑问，此类研究也引起了业界对新种类“益生菌”的测试，可以将其加入到食品中以改善人类导致肥胖的效应。
• 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。