A cold compress often alleviates pain.是什么意思？

A cold compress often alleviates pain.

冷敷常会减轻疼痛.

cold

adj. 寒冷的，冷淡的，无情的，失去知觉的，[艺]有冷感的，冷色的；n. 寒冷，感冒，伤风；adv. 完全地；

例句
It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.
这房间虽然很冷，但是它能让人将古城的景致尽收眼底。

compress

vt. 压紧，压缩，精简；n. 止血敷布，打包机；

例句
Air will compress but the brake fluid won't.
空气会压缩，但是刹车油不会。

often

adv. 常常，经常，时常，再三；

例句
Genetic abnormalities are more often associated with faults in paternal DNA than in maternal DNA.
相对于母本DNA,基因畸变往往更多地与父本DNA上的缺陷相关。

alleviates

n. 减轻，缓解，缓和( alleviate的名词复数 )；v. 减轻，缓解，缓和( alleviate的第三人称单数 )；

例句
This alleviates step is very fast with respect to invalidation.
这个缓解措施很快就失效了.

pain

n. 痛苦，刻苦，令人厌烦的人[事物]，身体某部分的疼痛[不适]；vt.& vi. （使）疼痛，（使）痛苦，伤害；vt. 使…痛苦，使…烦

例句
Despite considerable pain she has been getting out and about almost as normal...
尽管还很痛，她已经基本上行动如常。