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 学个词 ---ameliorate

今天我们要学的词是 ameliorate. Ameliorate is spelled A-M-E-L-I-O-R-A-T-E, ameliorate.

 

Ameliorate 的意思是改良，改善。The State Department issued a statement to welcome the formation of a new Iraqi Government that is capable of confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, ameliorating the country's current economic distress¹, and bringing arms under state control. 美国国务院发表声明，欢迎伊拉克组建一个有能力应对新冠病毒大流行、缓解国家目前的经济困境以及将军火控制在国家手里的新政府。

 

In his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, Henry Kissinger calls for programs to ameliorate chaos², suggesting the big government bailouts and government interventionism we witnessed in response to the Great Recession. 亨利·基辛格最近在《华尔街日报》发表的专栏中呼吁采取平息混乱的措施， 建议进行当年为应对大萧条而采取的大规模政府救助和政府干预。

 

好的，我们今天学习的词是 ameliorate, ameliorate, ameliorate.

1 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

2 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。