assuage 详细解释

assuage

[ə'sweidʒ]

v.缓和, 减轻, 镇定

词形变化

名词: assuagement | 动词过去式: assuaged | 动词过去分词: assuaged | 动词现在分词: assuaging | 动词第三人称单数: assuages |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.和缓; 镇静; 平息

quiet  moderate  restrain  calm  pacify  alleviate  relieve  allay  lessen  ease  

同义参见:

sympathize  suffice  soften  silence  loosen  

英英释义

动词 assuage:

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

同义词:pacify, lenify, conciliate, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle

satisfy (thirst)

同义词:quench, slake, allay

provide physical relief, as from pain

同义词:relieve, alleviate, palliate

补充

assuageassuage英:[əˈsweidʒ] 美:[əˈswedʒ]vt.1.减轻; 缓和; 平息

例句

1. an attempt to assuage his wife's grief安抚悲痛的妻子的努力 2. She was just trying to assuage her guilt.她只是想努力减轻自己的负罪感。 3. The meat assuaged their hunger.肉缓解了他们的饥饿。 4. to assuage one's grief缓和某人的悲痛情绪 5. to assuage one's pain镇痛,减轻某人的痛苦 6. to assuage his anger消除他的怒气 7. to assuage her fears消除她的恐惧 8. to assuage one's hunger充饥 9. the letter assuaged the fears of most members.那封信减轻了大部分成员的恐惧。 10. an opportunity occurred to assuage her desire for knowledge.一个满足她求知欲的机会出现了。 11. He hoped that by confessing he could assuage his guilt.他希望坦白以后能缓和自己的内疚心理。 12. "The company tried to assuage [=soothe, calm, ease] investors' fears."公司尽力减轻投资者的恐惧。 13. "City officials needed to assuage [=lessen, relieve] neighbors' concerns about the new factory."市政官员需要缓解相邻地区对新工厂的忧虑。 14. He couldn't assuage his guilt over the divorce.他无法排解对离婚的负罪感。 15. trying to assuage [=alleviate] his hunger/thirst努力缓解他的饥饿/口渴