经济学人下载:欧洲中央银行的探索(2)

1.mitigate 使缓和
Food replaced intimacy, and this helped her to mitigate feelings of loneliness.
食物取代了亲密，这帮助她缓解了孤独感。
2.sustain 支撑；维持
The love and support of his family sustained him during his time in prison.
家人的关爱和支持帮助他度过了狱中的岁月。
3.bow to 听从；同意
I bow to your opinion, and will take your advice.
我同意你的意见，并接受你的忠告。
4.dust off 重新采用
Long-mothballed projects like widening the Suez Canal are being dusted off.
诸如拓宽苏伊士运河等长期束之高阁的计划正被重新采用。