extenuate

extenuate

美 　英 [ɪks'tenjʊeɪt]

• v.掩饰(坏事)；(用借口来)减轻(罪过)；藐视；〈古〉使细弱
• 网络减轻罪过；低估；使显得轻微

词形变化

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

英汉解释

v.	1. 掩饰(坏事);(用借口来)减轻(罪过) 2. 〈废〉低估,藐视 3. 〈古〉使细弱

英英解释

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.

他的罪无法减轻。

He sought to extenuate his fault.

别掩饰自己的缺点。