单词 | ameliorate |
释义 | ameliorate (əmiːliəreɪt ) Word forms: ameliorates , ameliorating , ameliorated verb If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way. [formal] Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation. [VERB noun] He expected me to do something to ameliorate his depression. [VERB noun] Synonyms: improve, better, benefit, reform amelioration (əmiːliəreɪʃən ) uncountable noun [usually NOUN of noun] ...a demand for amelioration of conditions. Synonyms: improvement, advance, recovery, amendment Collocations: ameliorate a problem Multi-level arrays can ameliorate this problem, but impacts performance due to the additional indirection needed to find the desired elements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the androgenic and anabolic properties of trestolone largely ameliorate this problem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Revolving doors were installed at the ground floor entries to ameliorate this problem somewhat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We need to adopt a more artful approach, to expand our creative models in a manner that will not just address, but ameliorate the problems that we face. Times, Sunday Times Interleaving ameliorates this problem by shuffling source symbols across several code words, thereby creating a more uniform distribution of errors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Through this work unions also ameliorate the effects of such pressures upon vulnerable service users. Times, Sunday Times The time appears ripe for a temporary cut in direct taxes on a significant scale to ameliorate the effects of the banking crisis on the economy. Times, Sunday Times At present much of our aid effort worsens the long-term population problem by ameliorating the effects of short-term crises, without changing the beliefs or behaviours which contribute to them. Times, Sunday Times |
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