extenuate

英式音标extenuate怎么读

美式音标extenuate怎么读

词汇归类 GRE

近义词 favor

extenuate词义

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vt. 减轻;低估;为…找借口;使人原谅

词态变化

第三人称单数: extenuates;过去式: extenuated;过去分词: extenuated;现在分词: extenuating;


extenuate双语例句

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1. Nothing can extenuate his crime.
他的罪责无法减轻.

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2. Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.
这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕.

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3. Nothing can extenuate his guilt.
他的罪无法减轻.

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4. Nothing can extenuate her negligence.
她的玩忽职守是无法掩饰的。

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5. Nothing can extenuate such cruelty.
如此残忍(的行为)不可原谅.

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extenuate英文词源

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extenuate (v.)
1520s, from Latin extenuatus, past participle of extenuare "lessen, make small, reduce, diminish, detract from," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + tenuare "make thin," from tenuis "thin" (see tenet). Used over the years in a variety of literal and figurative senses in English. Related: Extenuated; extenuating. Extenuating circumstances (1660s) are those which lessen the magnitude of guilt (opposed to aggravating).

extenuate实用场景例句

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Nothing can extenuate his crime.
他的罪责无法减轻.

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Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.
这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕.

《简明英汉词典》

Nothing can extenuate his guilt.
他的罪无法减轻.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Nothing can extenuate her negligence.
她的玩忽职守是无法掩饰的。

辞典例句

Nothing can extenuate such cruelty.
如此残忍(的行为)不可原谅.

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We cannot extenuate your crime.
我们不能减轻你的罪.

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Nothing can extenuate his base conduct.
他的卑鄙行为无可掩饰.

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It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter.
先生们, 掩盖事态是徒劳的.

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The circumstances extenuate the crime.
环境使该犯罪情有可原.

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Nothing can extenuate such appalling behavior.
这种骇人听闻的行径罪不可恕.

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Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
不要低估我们所处的困境.

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