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单词 moderate
释义
moderate
adjective
uk/ˈmɒdərət/ us
not very small or large but between the two:
moderate growth/inflation/increase Moderate growth last year was enough to raise a profit.
moderate gains/losses Investors saw moderate gains on Wall Street overnight.
People on low and moderate incomes spend proportionately much more on housing.
They split investments between high-yielding bonds and those of more moderate risk.
not extreme:
comparatively/relatively moderate Temporary lay-offs are a relatively moderate action when you consider that elsewhere whole factories have been shut.
Conservatives are suspicious of the Senator's moderate views.
moderate
verb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈmɒdəreɪt/ us
to become smaller or less, or to make something do this:
Oil prices are expected to moderate.
In the short term a rising currency helps to moderate inflation.
to become less extreme, or to make something do this:
His views on some social issues had moderated over time.
There have been repeated calls for the director to moderate his plans for layoffs.
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