militate['militeit]

• vi.
  • 产生影响，起作用(与against连用)：

    Increased costs will militate against further enlargement of the buildings.

    成本的增加影响了建筑物的进一步扩建。

    Their very environment militated against competing on an equal footing.

    他们所处的环境使他们难以在平等的基础上进行竞争。

  • 战斗
  • [废语]服兵役，当兵，参军，参战，斗争
• 变形:

  vi.militated.militating