cushion the blow 减轻，缓和，缓解（打击等）
【例句】
A cut in income tax would cushion the blow of sharp price increases.
降低所得税将会减轻物价急剧上涨的打击。
The financial industry is bracing for a fresh round of job cuts as Wall Street banks slash costs to cushion the blow of further market turbulence and deepening economic woes in 2009.
金融业正准备迎接新一轮裁员。目前华尔街银行纷纷削减成本，以缓解明年市场继续动荡以及经济危机不断加深的影响。
【例句】
A cut in income tax would cushion the blow of sharp price increases.
降低所得税将会减轻物价急剧上涨的打击。
The financial industry is bracing for a fresh round of job cuts as Wall Street banks slash costs to cushion the blow of further market turbulence and deepening economic woes in 2009.
金融业正准备迎接新一轮裁员。目前华尔街银行纷纷削减成本，以缓解明年市场继续动荡以及经济危机不断加深的影响。
