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

• 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。
• Current strategies are insufficient to ameliorate this impact of diabetes on mortality, they state.
  目前对于改进糖尿病对死亡率的影响还缺乏足够的策略。
• Self-talk can thus ameliorate our status.
  因此，与自己对话可以改善我们的现状。
• 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。
• Compared with traditional liquid diet, it could ameliorate nutritional status and cell immune function.
  与传统流食相比，可以改善患者营养状况和细胞免疫功能。
• Loss of receptor-mediated lipid uptake via scavenger receptor A or CD36 pathways does not ameliorate atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic mice.
  高脂血症小鼠模型中经清道夫受体A或者CD36途径来减少受体介导的脂质吸收过程并不能改善动脉粥样硬化症。
• More fine-tuned light control and more use and servicing of blinds could easily ameliorate these issues.
  可微调的光照控制加上窗帘的使用和维修将轻而易举地改善这些问题。
• In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition.
  改善自己境况的愿望人皆有之。
• 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。
• 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。