So, " mitigate" is not necessarily a transitive verb, but it can be a transitive verb. Okay?

所以" mitigate" 可以是个不及物动词，也可以是个及物动词。是吧？

Transitive means to take a direct object.

及物性是指带直接宾语。

In grammar, this means that it is transitive.

在语法中，它是及物动词。

All verbs are classified as either transitive or intransitive.

所有的动词被分为及物或不及物。

Researchers say a certain type of wasp may use transitive inference.

研究人员说，某种黄蜂可能会使用传递性推理。

" Raise" is a transitive verb, which means it takes a direct object.

“raise”是及物动词，意味着后面可以直接跟宾语。

A good example of a transitive and separable phrasal verb is " put off" .

可拆分及物动词短语的一个很好的例子就是" put off" 。

A transitive verb can take a direct object.

及物动词可以带直接宾语。

" Decrease" is a verb that can take a direct object, meaning it is transitive.

“Decrease”是一个可以带直接宾语的动词，是及物动词。

It was transitive, that is the verb governed an object, 'you're dumbing something down'.

它是一个及物动词，即可带宾语的动词，比如“you're dumbing something down”——你在简化事情。