柯林斯词典palliate /ˈpælɪˌeɪt/ 1. V to lessen the severity of (pain, disease, etc) without curing or removing; alleviate; mitigate 未經治療或消除減輕(痛苦、病痛等); 緩解; 緩和 返回 palliate剑桥词典formal to reduce the bad effects of something 減輕負麪影響 They tried to palliate the hardship of their lives . 他們試圖緩解生活的艱難。 medical specialized to reduce pain without curing its cause 緩解痛苦（但無法治瘉病因） The drugs palliate pain but have no effect on inflammation . 這些葯品可減輕痛苦但對炎症沒有傚果。 返回 palliate