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

• Abstract: with the development of society and the elevation of living standard, as a tool that can ameliorate working environment and improve living quality, the central air conditioning becomes more closely with people.
  摘要：随着社会的进步和人民生活水平的提高，中央空调作为改善工作环境、高生活质量的工具和越来越多的人群亲密接触。
• Self-talk can thus ameliorate our status.
  因此，与自己对话可以改善我们的现状。
• 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。
• How could we ameliorate such aspects and how could we improve the present University English situation?
  如何才能改善这种局面、如何才能提高我国大学英语教学的现状等问题接踵而至。
• They advocated increased intervention in the economy to ameliorate the worse effects of capitalism.
  他们主张增加经济干预，以减缓资本主义的不良影响。
• Ameliorate conditions, circumstances, living standards, etc.
  改进情况、改善环境、提高生活水平。
• ABER can ameliorate rat obesity induced by high fat probably through the mechanism of modulating lipid metabolism and accumulation.
  研究结果显示：黑米花色苷提取物能够改善高脂膳食诱导的大鼠肥胖相关指标。
• Philosophy should be an energy; it should have for effort and effect to ameliorate the condition of man.
  哲学应是一种能量，它的努力方向应是有效地改善人类。
• Finally expound the matter and shortage of the system, in order to ameliorate better in the future.
  最后阐述了毕业设计存在的问题和不足，以便于将来更好地进行改进。
• Such studies will also, no doubt, give rise to an industry testing new classes of "probiotics" that can be added to food in order to ameliorate its obesity-inducing effects.
  毫无疑问，此类研究也引起了业界对新种类“益生菌”的测试，可以将其加入到食品中以改善人类导致肥胖的效应。