减轻，缓解：使（某事物）变得较弱或不那么严重。
处于先锋地位、最前沿 take the edge off 削弱；挫伤……
... take the bark off something 蹭掉了某事物的动人外... take the edge off 使钝(减弱的程度)... be unable to take one's eyes off 羡慕地注视 ...
Such a frugal mind-set could take the edge off any recovery.
而这样的节约心态将会减弱复苏进度。
Their system of subsidies would take the edge off this uncertainty.
他们的津贴系统将会减少这种不确定性。
Anyway, being brought up as a Satanist tended to take the edge off it.
总之，被养育成撒旦的信徒没什么不好的。
And that in my mind is one of the upsides of taking a course like this, pass fail, in order to take the edge off.
在我心中,考查课是对这门课程的一大提升，这个课程是按照。
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They're looking for something to take the edge off of their jones, if you will.
Removing the army from sight would help take the edge off the atmosphere of rage that pervades Kashmiri cities like Srinagar.
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Nutrition experts say breakfast is known to take the edge off appetite.