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extenuate

/ɪkˈstɛnjueɪt/

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verb

减轻，缓和，辩解。

To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.

Examples :

"His difficult childhood might extenuate his bad behavior, but it doesn't excuse it completely. "

他艰难的童年或许能减轻他的不良行为，但并不能完全原谅他。

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verb

使变细，使变薄。

To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.

Examples :

"The artist tried to extenuate the harsh lines of the caricature by softening the shading. "

艺术家试图通过柔化阴影来减淡讽刺画中过于生硬的线条。

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verb

变薄，减轻，变细。

To become thinner.

Examples :

"After stretching the dough for a few minutes, it began to extenuate, becoming thin and almost see-through. "

把面团拉伸了几分钟后，它开始变薄，变得几乎透明，就像延展开变细了一样。

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verb

减轻，淡化，辩解.

To lower or degrade; to detract from.

Examples :

"The bad weather extenuated the delay in the project's completion. "

恶劣的天气在一定程度上减轻了项目延期的责任.

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