extenuate

美 　英 [?ks'tenj?e?t]

• v.掩飾(壞事)；(用借口來)減輕(罪過)；藐視；〈古〉使細(xì)弱
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)減輕罪過；低估；使顯得輕微

詞形變化

過去分詞：extenuated  現(xiàn)在分詞：extenuating  第三人稱單數(shù)：extenuates  

英漢解釋

v.	1. 掩飾(壞事);(用借口來)減輕(罪過) 2. 〈廢〉低估,藐視 3. 〈古〉使細(xì)弱

英英解釋

v.	1. to make a mistake or wrongdoing seem less serious than it first appeared, e.g. by providing a mitigating excuse for it

例句

He thought it necessary to extenuate the length of time he kept the dinner on the table.

他認(rèn)為必須解釋一下為何把晚餐留在桌上那么久。

"His Majesty gave many marks of his great lenity, often. . . Endeavoring to extenuate your crimes" (Jonathan Swift).

“國王陛下多次表示了他的仁慈，常常…試圖減輕你的罪行”（喬納森·斯威夫特）。

Nothing can extenuate his guilt.

他的罪無法減輕。

He sought to extenuate his fault.

別掩飾自己的缺點(diǎn)。