vt.减轻；缓和
The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the stepmother had treated the girl. 法官说没有任何理由可以把那个继母残忍虐待女孩的罪责减轻。
Her words mitigated my suffering. 她的话减轻了我的痛苦。
The government is trying to mitigate the effects of inflation. 政府正试图缓和通货膨胀的影响。
adj.未缓和的；十足的；绝对的
