extenuate [ɪks'tenjʊeɪt]
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基本释义
vt.减轻,使人原谅
英英释义
to cause a wrong act to be judged less seriously by giving reasons for it
参考例句
Nothing can extenuate his crime. 他的罪责无法减轻。
Because of extenuating circumstances, the court acquitted him of the crime. 因考虑到情有可原,法庭判他无罪。
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