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extenuate
英[ɪks'tenjʊeɪt]，
释义
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v. 掩饰(坏事)；(用借口来)减轻(罪过)；藐视；〈古〉使细弱； 网络释义： 减轻罪过；低估；使显得轻微；
例句
He thought it necessary to extenuate the length of time he kept the dinner on the table.
他认为必须解释一下为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).
“国王陛下多次表示了他的仁慈，常常…试图减轻你的罪行”（乔纳森·斯威夫特）。
Nothing can extenuate his guilt.
He sought to extenuate his fault.
他认为必须解释一下为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).
“国王陛下多次表示了他的仁慈，常常…试图减轻你的罪行”（乔纳森·斯威夫特）。
Nothing can extenuate his guilt.
He sought to extenuate his fault.