ameliorate
- IPA[əˈmiːlɪəreɪt]
英式
- make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better
verb: ameliorate, 3rd person present: ameliorates, gerund or present participle: ameliorating, past tense: ameliorated, past participle: ameliorated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. formal make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better the reform did much to ameliorate living standards
- 更多解釋
- IPA[əˈmēlyəˌrāt]
美式
- make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better: the reform did much to ameliorate living standards
Oxford American Dictionary