医生开了止痛药来缓解病人的痛苦。

The doctor prescribed painkillers for ___mitigating the patient's discomfort.

安装防风林有助于缓解强风对农作物的破坏。

Installing windbreaks is helpful in ___mitigating the damage strong winds cause to crops.

她不断以交通拥堵为由为自己的迟到开脱。

She kept ___mitigating her lateness by blaming the heavy traffic.