allay 详细解释

allay

[ə'lei]

v.减轻, 使 ... 缓和

vt.

1. 使平静, 平息

Father helped to allay her fears.

父亲帮助她消除恐惧。

2. 使缓和, 减轻

The injection allayed his pain.

打针后, 他的痛苦减轻了。

词形变化

名词: allayer | 动词过去式: allayed | 动词过去分词: allayed | 动词现在分词: allaying | 动词第三人称单数: allays |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使缓和; 使平静

moderate  lessen  relieve  calm  quiet  ease  pacify  alleviate  

同义参见:

soften  assuage  lower  loosen  conciliate  appease  

英英释义

动词 allay:

lessen the intensity of or calm

同义词：still, relieve, ease

satisfy (thirst)

同义词：quench, slake, assuage

补充

allayallay英:[əˈlei] 美:[əˈle]vt.1.减轻, 缓和The police tried to allay her fears but failed.警察力图减轻她的恐惧，但是没有收到什么效果。They are trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.他们正竭力减轻公众对这种疾病传播的恐惧。

例句

1. The Commissioner attempted to allay doubts over funding.部长试图减轻人们对拨款的疑虑。 2. The public's fears about meat safety could be allayed.公众可以减少对肉类安全的担心了。 3. to allay fears消除恐惧 4. to allay aches镇痛 5. to allay pain止痛 6. the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears.该报道试图教育公众并减少恐惧。 7. some stale figs partly allayed our hunger.一些不新鲜的无花果部分缓解了我们的饥饿。 8. "Managers tried to allay [=calm, ease] fears that some workers would lose their jobs."经理们试图消除有些工人会失去工作的恐惧。 9. The new advertising campaign is an attempt to allay the public's concerns/worries about the safety of the company's products.新的广告攻势旨在减轻公众对该公司产品安全性的担忧。 10. allay suspicions减轻疑虑

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