a·mel·io·rate
verb/əˈmiːliəreɪt/
/əˈmiːliəreɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ameliorate | /əˈmiːliəreɪt/ /əˈmiːliəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it ameliorates | /əˈmiːliəreɪts/ /əˈmiːliəreɪts/ |
| past simple ameliorated | /əˈmiːliəreɪtɪd/ /əˈmiːliəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle ameliorated | /əˈmiːliəreɪtɪd/ /əˈmiːliəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form ameliorating | /əˈmiːliəreɪtɪŋ/ /əˈmiːliəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- ameliorate something to make better something that was bad or not good enough
改善；改进；改良 - Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation.
已经采取措施以改善局面。 - The new laws were designed to ameliorate the problem of chronic debt.
新法律旨在改善长期债务问题。 - The side-effects of the treatment can be ameliorated to some extent.
治疗的副作用可以在一定程度上得到改善。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAmeliorate is used with these nouns as the object:- condition
- effect
- situation
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent.: alteration of meliorate (of the same meaning), influenced by French améliorer, from meilleur ‘better’. - Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation.