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  1. ameliorate

    • IPA[əˈmiːlɪəreɪt]

    英式

    • v.
      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
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    • IPA[əˈmēlyəˌrāt]

    美式

    • v.
      make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better: the reform did much to ameliorate living standards

    Oxford American Dictionary