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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

缓解 [huǎnjiě]
  1. 1. verb alleviate

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

缓解 [huǎnjiě]
  1. 1. relieve; alleviate; ease
    缓解住房(供应)紧张情况
    alleviate (or ease) the housing (food) shortage
    缓解疼痛
    relieve (or ease) the pain
  2. 2. relief

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

缓解 [huǎnjiě]
  1. 1. 程度减轻;状况好转
    紧张局势渐趋缓解
  2. 2. 使减轻
    缓解了矛盾。
  3. 3. 跟"缓和"的意义稍有不同。"缓和"侧重指"平和"或"使平和"。"缓解"侧重指"减轻"或"使减轻"。

Examples

缓解住房(供应)紧张情况
alleviate (or ease) the housing (food) shortage
原料价格回顺后,有关问题可获缓解
When prices of raw materials are rolled back and rationalized, some related problems will be alleviated.
联防巡逻队的建立,大大缓解了警力不足的矛盾。
Setting up the joint patrol has greatly eased the strain on police strength.
经过一段时间的治疗,爷爷风湿痛的症状缓解了不少。
After a period of treatment, Grandfather's symptoms caused by rheumatism has improved.
大会期间我市将加开上百辆机动车,以便缓解交通拥堵的状况。
During the plenary session, hundreds of flexible cars will be added in our city to ease the traffic situation.
我们在青山绿水间泛舟,紧张的心情得到了缓解
We are boating in a beautiful place; the green hills and waters alleviate our anxiety and strain.
麻黄素滴鼻液在缓解鼻塞时可起到立竿见影的疗效。
Ephedrine nose drops produce an immediate effect in alleviating nasal congestion.
时雨缓解了大旱,农民们这下展开愁眉了。
The timely rain eased the drought, which removed the worried look from the farmers' faces.
实行封山育林的办法以来,这里的土壤沙化问题有了明显缓解
After adopting the policy of forest conservation, the problem of desertification of land has been relieved.

Collocations

病情缓解
to relieve an illness
有所缓解
to be mitigated
得到缓解
to be retrieved
缓解紧张气氛
to mitigate the intense atmosphere
极大地缓解
to mitigate to a great extent

Word Decomposition


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