学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3550 mitigate

 今天我们要学的词是 mitigate¹. Mitigate is spelled M-I-T-I-G-A-T-E, mitigate.

 

Mitigate 的意思是减免，减轻。 

 

Last October, The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and the Gates Foundation hosted a global pandemic exercise that underscored the need for public-private cooperation to mitigate societal impacts of severe pandemics. 去年10月，约翰·霍普金斯大学健康安全中心和盖茨基金会主持了一场全球大型流行病演习，其中强调需要公私合作来减轻严重流行病的社会影响。

 

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

1 mitigate   

vt.（使）减轻，（使）缓和

参考例句：

• The government is trying to mitigate the effects of inflation.政府正试图缓和通货膨胀的影响。
• Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.政府应努力缓解贫困问题。