| 单词 | extenuate |
| 释义 | extenuate verb[T] formaluk/ɪkˈsten.ju.eɪt/us/ɪkˈsten.ju.eɪt/tocauseawrongactto bejudgedlessseriouslyby givingreasonsfor it: 为（错误行为）辩解He wasunableto say anything that might have extenuated hisbehaviour.他拿不出任何理由为自己的行为辩解。 Defining & explaining
Examplesofextenuateextenuate To an extent this may be true, but it is really a rather extenuated argument based on various possible contingent sets of events. From theCambridge English Corpus This would be further extenuated if resource acquisition was positively related to size, or inversely related to parasite burden. From theCambridge English Corpus But in some cases there may be extenuating circumstances that excuse or justify people not meeting the general norms that make these nondoings into omissions. From theCambridge English Corpus However, we are publishing this review due to extenuating circumstances that prevented its publication at an earlier date. From theCambridge English Corpus The report of the case concluded that there were extenuating circumstances which mitigated the situation. From theCambridge English Corpus People's mobility was closely monitored and only under extenuating circumstances could an adult person stay away overnight. From theCambridge English Corpus And certainly on any view the connection between moral transgression and moral blameworthiness must be mediated by some account of extenuating circumstances. From theCambridge English Corpus Boyle coped with these various political problems by arguing that extenuating circumstances justified his text's break with rhetorical tradition. From theCambridge English Corpus It is also recommended that entrance fees changes be made in conjunction with the judgement and intuition of park managers, who can best evaluate extenuating local circumstances. From theCambridge English Corpus In particularly extenuating circumstances the punishment may be entirely remitted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My new clause has tried to deter such people and to leave the judge an escape clause if he feels that there are extenuating circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The judge is then to sum up to the jury whether there are or are not extenuating circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There were extenuating circumstances, but that was the position as to the penalty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Where there is no doubt of guilt, the fullest possible weight is given to anything that can be found toextenuatethe crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know whether there are any saving or extenuating circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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