The medicine alleviates pain.
这药能缓解疼痛。
A cold drink helped alleviate the summer heat.
一杯冷饮帮助缓解了夏天的炎热。
The new bus route will alleviate traffic near the school.
新公交线路将缓解学校附近的交通拥堵。
Talking to a friend can alleviate your worries.
和朋友聊聊可以减轻你的烦恼。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to: alleviate.
B — Relieve. “alleviate” means v. make better, ease
A warm bath can help ______ the aches of a long, tiring day.
D — alleviate. “alleviate” means v. make better, ease
alleviate — v. make better, ease. In Chinese: 缓解，减轻.
alleviate is pronounced /əˈliːvieɪt/. It breaks into 4 syllables: a · lle · vi · ate.
“alleviate” means make better, ease. Examples: (1) The medicine alleviates pain. (2) A cold drink helped alleviate the summer heat. (3) The new bus route will alleviate traffic near the school. (4) Talking to a friend can alleviate your worries.
relieve, ease — all close in meaning to alleviate (v. make better, ease).
Yes. alleviate appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
al(to)+lev(light)+iate(verb).