| 释义 |
militate/ˈmiliteit/v. intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 against) (of facts or evidence) have force or effect (事实或证据)发生作用；产生影响 what you say militates against our opinion 你所说的对我们的观点不利 [Latin militare militat- from miles militis ‘soldier’]■ Usage 用法说明 Care should be taken not to confuse militate ‘have force or effect’ with mitigate ‘make less intense or severe’. Both words are illustrated by the sentence.The heavy rains militated against their attempts to mitigate the problem of flooding. 要十分注意不要混淆 militate (发生作用或产生影响)和 mitigate (使缓合，使温和)。这两个词的意思通过下面句子说明 : The heavy rains militated against their attempts to mitigate the problem of flooding 大雨不利于他们平息洪水的打算。 |