ameliorate
verb (formal)Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ameliorate | |
he / she / it ameliorates | |
past simple ameliorated | |
past participle ameliorated | |
-ing form ameliorating |
- ameliorate something
to make better something that was bad or not good enough 改善;改进;改良 Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation. 已经采取措施以改善局面。 The new laws were designed to ameliorate the problem of chronic debt. 新法律旨在改善长期债务问题。 The side-effects of the treatment can be ameliorated to some extent. 治疗的副作用可以在一定程度上得到改善。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAmeliorate is used with these nouns as the object:- condition
- effect
- situation
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent.: alteration of meliorate (of the same meaning), influenced by French améliorer, from meilleur ‘better’.