| 单词 | alleviate |
| 释义 | alleviate (əliːvieɪt ) Word forms: alleviates , alleviating , alleviated verb If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe. [formal] Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain. [VERB noun] ...the problem of alleviating mass poverty. [VERB noun] Synonyms: ease, reduce, relieve, moderate alleviation (əliːvieɪʃən ) uncountable noun Their energies were focussed on the alleviation of the refugees' misery. [+ of] Synonyms: easing, relief, reduction, dulling Collocations: alleviate a burden Any party seeking to alleviate the burden of tax on death should simply adjust the rates or allowances. Times, Sunday Times An increase in work demands may alleviate the burden of economic decreases; however, this takes away the time needed to raise a family. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This drop in demand was caused by many of the country's mines shutting down or slowing to help alleviate the burden. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He did so to alleviate the burden on any one town, and because winter was approaching quickly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was decided that the only way to preserve the bridge was to alleviate the burden. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 North mistakenly seeks to alleviate his concern about the majors (especially hearts). Times, Sunday Times More than 240,000 people have applied for 70,000 available volunteer roles, alleviating some concerns that organisers would not have enough. Times, Sunday Times The new battery could alleviate the concerns of many potential electric car buyers about running out of power. Times,Sunday Times Secondly, governments must guarantee all retail deposits up to a sufficiently large amount (say 100,000) to alleviate the concerns of the public and thus prevent bank runs. Times, Sunday Times She says we've got to do this for the sake of stability, which means we might need to alleviate some concerns. Times, Sunday Times This rapid conclusion did nothing to alleviate the condition, which came and went before it moved in permanently. Times, Sunday Times She's tried all kinds of things over the years to alleviate her condition: acupuncture, diet, energy healing, hypnotherapy, spiritual healing. Times, Sunday Times Blocking the receptors may help to alleviate the condition. Times, Sunday Times As well as taking medication, he also undergoes therapy, which helps to alleviate the condition. Times, Sunday Times As his condition worsened, he underwent numerous procedures to alleviate the condition, but with no enduring success. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wind-up torches also alleviate the problem of running low on battery power. The Sun In time, extra school places would alleviate the problem. Times, Sunday Times To alleviate the problem, lift the pots off the paving with three slips of stone, to let the drainage holes work properly. Times, Sunday Times It would be a nice gesture if he used some of his wealth to alleviate this problem. The Sun Can you suggest a way to alleviate the problem? Times, Sunday Times Humanoid robots that help people to dress and pass them their pills or spectacles could alleviate the shortage of nurses, researchers say. Times, Sunday Times She immediately announced plans to alleviate a shortage of affordable accommodation with caps on rent. Times, Sunday Times They were often a variety of token intended to alleviate a shortage of small change in growing frontier regions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To alleviate the shortage of classrooms, 10 mobile classrooms were brought in as a temporary solution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Upon the completion of the projects, the province hopes this will alleviate the shortages of grain, water, electric power and roads. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Treating the headache or rash might alleviate a symptom of the illness but would not treat the cause. Times, Sunday Times Save up for a spa trip - the daily regimen of sunshine, mineral baths and relaxation can alleviate the symptoms. Times, Sunday Times Little can be done to alleviate the symptoms. Times, Sunday Times However, the steps taken to alleviate the symptoms of both are the same. Times, Sunday Times He can even alleviate the symptoms of flu, and this joyful retrospective demonstrates why. Times, Sunday Times Supplying analysis and context helps to alleviate anxiety. Times, Sunday Times First, do yoga or meditation to alleviate anxiety. Times, Sunday Times A hot bath or sauna can also alleviate anxiety, as can exercise, particularly if taken 90 minutes before a stressful experience, such as a job interview. Times, Sunday Times With this you need to set boundaries too in terms of reducing time spent discussing and reassuring because this will alleviate anxiety in the short term but embed it long-term. Times,Sunday Times A cap set at a sensible level will alleviate anxiety and allow people to plan for old age. Times, Sunday Times Alleviate boredom and make sure you are working within your training zone by using a heart-rate monitor. The Sun The combination of sports will only aid co-ordination and general fitness and alleviate boredom. Times, Sunday Times One that will simultaneously alleviate boredom, while also haemorrhaging money. Times, Sunday Times He took up papercutting to alleviate boredom while touring on the road. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Singing helped to alleviate boredom and to lighten, perhaps, the psychological burden of hard work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some critics insisted that the best way to alleviate congestion on the roads was to invest heavily in public transport. Times, Sunday Times Debates over who controls services are pointless without a collective effort to alleviate congestion. Times, Sunday Times The government believes that motorists ought to be charged up to 1.34 per mile to drive in city centres and on trunk roads at peak times to alleviate congestion levels. Times, Sunday Times Some students still switch lunches daily to alleviate congestion for lunch periods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The eastbound span alternated between eastbound traffic and westbound traffic in an attempt to alleviate congestion at the bridge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I've been told that taking up a musical instrument can alleviate depression. Times, Sunday Times In other words, exercise detoxes harmful chemicals from the body and that can alleviate depression. Times, Sunday Times Involving older people in learning can help to alleviate depression, reduce isolation and increase self-esteem. Times, Sunday Times They might even alleviate depression. Times, Sunday Times A psychologist recently claimed that learning the ukulele was one of the most effective ways of alleviating depression. Times, Sunday Times The rain was also considered helpful in that it helped alleviate drought conditions that had been present for nearly two months. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rainfall caused some damage to banana crops, uprooted several trees, and left some roads impassable, but was largely beneficial in alleviating drought conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Outer rainbands produced several inches of rainfall, leading to minor flooding while simultaneously alleviating drought conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Gusty winds left about 5,000 people without power, though the rains alleviated drought conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rainfall caused some temporary road flooding, though precipitation was mostly beneficial in alleviating drought conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Planning alleviates fear and gives direction and purpose to the ministry. Christianity Today The rise in vacancies may start to alleviate fears that the coalition's austerity plans will cause another surge in unemployment. Times, Sunday Times On the one hand, maybe they don't want to talk too much about the new platforms because that also can create anxiety; on the other hand, it helps alleviate fears. Times,Sunday Times He made his robot as human-like as possible to alleviate fears about artificial intelligence and automation. Times, Sunday Times A classroom tone of support helps to alleviate fears and encourages students to have the courage to explore concepts and beliefs that vary from those they bring to the classroom. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It can provide nutrition, income, and the ability to alleviate hunger given the further production and enhancement of current practices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These savings allow them to focus their efforts and funds on more effectively working to alleviate hunger in our area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One early result was the notorious grain mountains of the 1970s and 1980s which, far from alleviating hunger, did much to undermine the development of food production in poor countries. Times, Sunday Times The organization aims to offer solutions and environmentally sustainable ways of alleviating hunger, obesity, and poverty by creating a network of connections and information. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, the invention of agriculture alleviates hunger through the creation of surplus, but surplus in turn proves to be an incitement to greed which leads to war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The same applies to medicines given to terminal patients to alleviate pain and other symptoms. Times, Sunday Times Other ideas include acupuncture and the belief that putting magnets under your pillow can alleviate pain. Times, Sunday Times Studies have shown that following the insertion of a needle, neurotransmitters do get activated that help alleviate pain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pills containing glucosamine and chondroitin are frequently used to try to alleviate pain from osteoarthritis, which mostly occurs in the knees, hips and small joints. Times, Sunday Times For a decade, a handful of researchers have claimed that harp music can reduce anxiety and help to alleviate pain. Times, Sunday Times Nowadays calls to alleviate poverty, hunger and pollution are part of mainstream education, mainstream culture and mainstream politics. Times, Sunday Times What if it were possible to create successful businesses which delivered both a return on investment and began to alleviate poverty? Times, Sunday Times We originally thought of forming a nonprofit foundation through which to channel funds to alleviate poverty. Christianity Today Only as people become more secure can development aid really start to alleviate poverty. Times, Sunday Times Research into solutions for providing public services; how marketing can help to create a customer-driven health system; and applying marketing segmentation to alleviate poverty. Times, Sunday Times He added that it could help to alleviate pressure on the company's other assets. Times, Sunday Times Doing so would alleviate pressure on capital (by the release of tax-free cash), plus it would provide them with additional income for holiday. Times, Sunday Times All three schemes involve rail improvements for which the port owners themselves must pay, but this will do little to alleviate pressure on the roads. Times, Sunday Times Theatres stand to save up to a quarter of their tax bills under measures that could alleviate pressure on an industry weakened by government spending cuts. Times, Sunday Times It was built in 1970 to alleviate pressure on surrounding secondary schools. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A survey revealed areas that needed attention, one of which was flexible working which, she says, can help to alleviate stress. Times, Sunday Times The 'easy tear and start' technology will 'alleviate stress'. Times, Sunday Times With firework season approaching, here are my tips to help to alleviate stress for your pets who show signs of sound phobias. Times, Sunday Times There are a couple of ways businesses today try to alleviate stress on their employees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It trains teachers to manage their emotions, helping to alleviate stress and improve classroom learning environments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If we wish to ensure that we are in the forefront to alleviate suffering, we must avoid needless bureaucracy when developing important technological advances. Times, Sunday Times Those who enter a country for political, military economic or religious purposes must clearly separate their mission from the one to alleviate suffering. Times, Sunday Times Honourable scientists want to push the frontiers of medicine, cure illnesses and alleviate suffering. Times, Sunday Times Plainly, as extensive television footage showed at the time, the accused were trying to alleviate suffering. Times, Sunday Times They aimed to alleviate suffering, no matter whose. Times, Sunday Times The big chains should aim to alleviate the effects of this and it would be to their advantage. Times, Sunday Times Priority schemes do not solve network congestion by themselves, but they help to alleviate the effects of congestion for some services. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One may also try to alleviate the effects of noise by detecting and removing the noisy training examples prior to training the supervised learning algorithm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mission team also created shock absorbers to alleviate the effects of tiny vibrations in the spacecraft which would impede accurate measurements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The extended nose was to allow for the provision of test equipment while the semi-buried cockpit and windscreen were designed to alleviate the effects of thermal thicket conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This would make the game faster, and alleviate the need to have such huge players. Times, Sunday Times He tried to alleviate this need through a variety of charitable activities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1938, the school's annex was constructed to alleviate the need for portable classrooms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Solid superacid catalysts alleviate the need to dispose of spent acids, thus providing a significant environmental advantage over dissolved acids. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Flexible spaces with reconfigurable furnishings can alleviate the need for additional square footage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Officially, education officials say that keeping schools closed will help alleviate traffic problems in host cities. ST The deepening economic gloom will also alleviate traffic with thousands expected to stay at home to save money. Times, Sunday Times City leaders wanted to alleviate traffic congestion in the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The southbound lane gets two lanes in the morning to alleviate traffic pressures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In theory, it would be useful to alleviate traffic jams in the area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also voted on a measure to alleviate unemployment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In response to these disasters the government set out to rebuild to alleviate unemployment, poverty and the backwardness that reigned in the southern provinces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The main construction of the weir was completed in 1938 and was part of the government initiatives to alleviate unemployment following the depression of the 1930s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Policies have to be more closely focused on alleviating unemployment, which still hovers at about 21 per cent of the workforce. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 减轻 不适 Japanese: 緩和する |
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