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mitigate + noun phrase (direct object)
及物动词，后直接接宾语，常见于正式语境。
The government implemented policies to mitigate the economic downturn.
政府实施了政策以缓解经济衰退。
减轻；缓和
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减轻；缓和
To make something less severe, serious, or painful.
The government implemented policies to mitigate the economic downturn.
政府实施了政策以缓解经济衰退。
减轻,缓和；使不那么严重或更易承受。
To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
淡化,轻描淡写。
To downplay.
mitigate
Base
原形
mitigates
3rd person
第三人称单数
mitigating
-ing
现在分词
mitigated
Past
过去式
mitigated
Past participle
过去分词
She mitigates the risk by careful planning.
她通过仔细规划来减轻风险。
The new policy mitigated the financial losses.
新政策减轻了财务损失。
They have mitigated the environmental impact.
他们已经减轻了环境影响。
规则动词，过去式、过去分词加-ed，第三人称单数加-s，现在分词加-ing。
Planting trees helps mitigate the effects of climate change.
植树有助于减轻气候变化的影响。
The new safety measures mitigated the risk of accidents.
新的安全措施降低了事故风险。
She took steps to mitigate her stress by practicing yoga daily.
她通过每天练习瑜伽来缓解压力。
及物动词，后直接接宾语，常见于正式语境。
The government implemented policies to mitigate the economic downturn.
政府实施了政策以缓解经济衰退。
常用搭配为mitigate the effects/impact/risks of something。
New technologies can mitigate the impact of natural disasters.
新技术可以减轻自然灾害的影响。
被动语态强调减轻的动作承受者。
The risk was mitigated by early intervention.
风险因早期干预而得以减轻。
Not this
We need to take some mitigate measures.
Use this
We need to take some mitigating measures.
“mitigate”是动词，不能直接修饰名词。应使用其现在分词形式“mitigating”作定语，或改用名词“mitigation”。
Not this
The government tried to mitigate to the problem.
Use this
The government tried to mitigate the problem.
“mitigate”是及物动词，后直接接宾语，无需介词“to”。错误源于汉语结构“对……进行缓解”的直译。
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降低风险
The company took steps to mitigate risk before launching the new product.
公司在推出新产品之前采取措施降低风险。
减轻影响
Planting trees can help mitigate the impact of urban heat.
植树有助于减轻城市热岛效应的影响。
减少损害
Early warnings helped mitigate the damage caused by the storm.
早期预警有助于减少风暴造成的损害。
缓解担忧
The CEO's statement did little to mitigate investors' concerns.
首席执行官的声明几乎没有缓解投资者的担忧。
减缓气候变化
Reducing carbon emissions is essential to mitigate climate change.
减少碳排放对于减缓气候变化至关重要。
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mitigate 里有 gate（门）：把压力或灾祸关在门外，事态就减轻缓和了。
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式报告、法律或政策文件 mitigate 比较常用于正式或书面语境，如学术写作、正式报告和法律或政策文件；在日常口语中较少出现。它既可表示“减轻、缓和”，也可表示“淡化、轻描淡写”，具体含义需看上下文。
及物动词，后接宾语。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.