palliate
vt. 减轻; 缓和(痛苦、疾病等); 辩解; 掩饰(罪过等)
1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of;
2. provide physical relief, as from pain;
Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing.
作家的组织固然可以排遣他们的孤独, 但是我怀疑它们未必能够促进作家的创作.
I shall never attempt to palliate my own foibles by exposing the error of another.
我从不想暴露别人的错误,以图掩饰自己的缺点.
I should never attempt to palliate my own foible by expose the error of another.
我从不想暴露别人的错误,以图减轻自己的缺点.
I don't wish to palliate them, I assure you.
我不想掩饰, 我可以向你保证.
Objective: to palliate sufferings of patients, to enhance the success rate of esophagus electrode insertion.
目的: 减少病人痛苦, 提高插食管电极的成功率.