If researchers can determine exactly what is wrong with people who suffer from this condition, they may be able to suggest treatments that could relieve the effects of the damage.
本题考查词义辨析。A 选项意为“ 使缓和;使平息” ,B选项意为“ 修饰;改变,减轻” ,C选项意为“ 修补;改正” ,D选项意为“ 咀嚼; 粉碎,磨烂”。题干替 换词意为“ 缓和;减轻;使解脱” 。本题要注意替换动词与后面的effects of damage的搭配,语义应为“ 减轻” ,B和C选项为大纲基础词,排除无难度。识别A 选项和D选项无捷径,需要多积累形近词。
[参考译文]如果研究人员能够准确地确定患有这种疾病的人到底出了什么问题,他们可能会提出可以减轻损害影响的治疗方法。
[词汇拓展] mitigate正式用语,意为 “ 减轻,缓和” 。同义词:alleviate。
e.g. action to mitigate poverty 减轻贫穷的行动
Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.植树造林减轻了土壤侵蚀。