词汇：mitigate

vt. 使缓和，使减轻

相关场景

“You aren’t, you mean,” Sally said. “I thought all the buffalo were dead—how come they still hunt them?” “Because people are slow learners, like your sister,” Clara said, grinning at Betsey to mitigate the criticism.

“你不是，你是说，”萨莉说。“我以为所有的水牛都死了——他们怎么还猎杀它们？”“因为人们学习速度很慢，就像你妹妹一样，”克拉拉说，对贝琪咧嘴一笑，以减轻批评。

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