缓和

1. relax; ease up; mitigate; alleviate

♦ 风势渐趋~。 The wind is subsiding.

♦ ~矛盾 mitigate (or alleviate) a contradiction

2. détente

♦ 两国关系出现了一定程度的~。 Some relaxation of tensions has been brought about between the two countries.

~剂 [物]moderator