1 N-COUNT 缓和剂；治标剂；姑息疗法 A palliative is a drug or medical treatment that relieves suffering without treating the cause of the suffering. 缓和剂；治标剂；姑息疗法
2 N-COUNT 缓解性措施；权宜之计 A palliative is an action that is intended to make the effects of a problem less severe but does not actually solve the problem. 缓解性措施；权宜之计 [formal]
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The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles.
对于越来越多的财政问题，贷款只是权宜之计，不是解决方法。
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The increase in the number of rooms available in private homes acted as a palliative to the general accommodation shortage.
私宅中可用房间数的增加缓解了客房总体不足的问题。
SYN temporary measure, stopgap, temporary expedient
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