1.(暂时)减轻(疾病等),缓和(痛苦等)
2.掩饰(罪过等)
1.to make something bad seem less serious
2.to reduce the pain or other bad effects of an illness without curing it completely
1.For nearly two decades, every credit crisis has been palliated with a further wave of leverage, kicking off a new economic cycle.
近二十年来,每一场信贷危机都随着又一波杠杆化而得到缓解,由此启动新一轮经济周期。
2.Every crime committed by a white man against an Indian is concealed or palliated.
白人对印地安人所犯下的每一个罪行都得到包庇和辩解;
3.Bush's campaign palliated: "99. 9% of American people and most candidates don't know these names. "
布什的班子则辩解说:“99.9%的美国民众和大多数总统候选人都不知道这些名字。”
4.my error will be palliated by the motives which mislead me,
我的错误将会由于使我误人歧途的各种动机而减轻,