Category:  alleviate

Definition   Word Class  Translation  Example  Collocations 

to
  make something v.  减轻，缓和
  The
  drugs did alleviate
 
  such as pain
bad   nothing to alleviate
  problems less
or her pain/suffering.
 
severe

Pronunciation  Related words  Synonyms  Antonyms  Notes 

  moderate,
  relax relax
  aggravate
   
  deteriorate
 
 
 

Category:  deteriorate

Definition   Word Class  Translation  Example  Collocations 

to
  become worse v.  恶化
  Unfortunately,
  the deteriorate
  into sth,
    survey shows that deteriorating health
  children's health is condition
  deteriorating in
many areas.
Pronunciation  Related words  Synonyms  Antonyms  Notes 

  worsen,
  decline, worsen,
  decline, alleviate
   
  degenerate, degenerate,
  collapse collapse
 
 

Category:  minimize

Definition   Word Class  Translation  Example  Collocations 

to
  reduce vt.
  最小化
  Preventative
  minimize
  (risk,
something
  to the   measures, cost,impact)
 
least possible level including wearing
  amount
or respirators, can
minimize the risk of
Pronunciation  Related words  Synonyms  Antonyms 
disease infection Notes 

reduce, decrease reduce, decrease maximize, increas

         
 
 
 
 

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Category:  demolish

Definition   Word Class  Translation  Example  Collocations 

to
  completely vt.
  （尤指为利用土地
  A  number of demolish
  the
 
destroy a building,   而）拆除，拆毁 houses were (building,
 
especially in order demolished so that argument, theory)
 
to use the land for the supermarket
something else could be built
Pronunciation  Related words  Synonyms  Antonyms  Notes 

  raze,
  knock down, raze
  built,
  establish  
  pull down
 
 
 

Category:  culprit

Definition   Word Class  Translation  Example  Collocations 

someone
  who has n.  过失者、
  责任人；问 They
  were the
  main culprit,
 
done something   题的起因 unwilling to the real culprit
 
wrong; a fact or consider that it was
 
situation that is the their own failure to
reason for clean up the public
Pronunciation 
something bad Related words  Synonyms  Antonyms 
sanitation system Notes 
happening cause, reason, root cause, reason, root that was the real
result
       
culprit.  
  consequence
 
 
 

Category:  undermine

Definition   Word Class  Translation  Example  Collocations 

to
  make someone vt.   （常指逐渐地）削弱
  Providing
  that the undermine
 
less
  confident, less   信心、权威等，损害 class was taught (confidence,
 
powerful, or less with TV dramas or reputation,
 
likely to succeed, movies, this ability authority)
or to make (imagination)
Pronunciation 
something weaker, Related words  Synonyms  Antonyms 
would be Notes 
often gradually destroy, ruin, destroy, ruin, undermined as the
stimulate, motivate
       
information will be  
  weaken weaken
directly presented
 
  on the screen and
seen in the same
  way by all viewers.

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