allay

单词allay

基本解释

v.: 减轻（尤指情绪）
网络: 缓和；平息；缓解

权威解释

• 减轻（尤指情绪）:

  to make sth, especially a feeling, less strong

英汉解释

• 静;平静下来

• 减轻,压(惊),止(渴),消(痛),解(忧)

• 减轻;消除,平息,一扫而空

词性分析

• 第三人称单数：allays

• 现在分词：allaying

• 过去式：allayed

单词搭配

• v.+n.:

  allay suspicion,allay anxiety

同义词

v.dispelcalmalleviateassuagerelieve

反义词

v.stimulate

例句

• The muskeg berries did not allay this gnawing, while they made his tongue and the roof of his mouth sore with their irritating bite.

  苔藓浆果不但不能减轻他的痛楚，反倒用它那刺激性的味道烧灼着他的嘴。

• We are used to coming back home to cook at ten o"clock when our shop is closed, so the children can only allay their hunger with biscuit.

  我们一般要到十点店里关门了才回家做饭，所以这段时间孩子们也只能靠饼干充充饥。

• But the fact that everyone seems to agree on this point should not allay our worries.

  但所有人似乎都同意这一点，不应减轻我们的担忧。

• Pessimists, however, say that it is still far from clear that the measures are dramatic or speedy enough to allay all attack.

  不过，悲观主义者表示，我们尚不清楚，这些措施的力度和速度是否足以缓和所有抨击。

• Mr. Paulson said he would try to allay those concerns during his meeting Monday.

  对此鲍尔森表示﹐他将在周一的会谈期间尽力缓解这一担忧。

• But in an effort to allay public fears on the urban campus, police have said the killing was not a "random act" .

  但是为了努力缓和公众对耶鲁大学的这一恐怖印象，警方表明，此事件绝非“随意行为”。

• And in a video link with the UN, Chan appeared to attempt to allay fears, adding: "We are not there yet. "

  在一次与陈冯富珍的视屏连线中，她试图缓和人们的恐惧：“我们还没有到那个程度。”

• Second, China is trying to allay regional concerns, but ultimately will not back down.

  其次，中国正努力缓和地区问题，但是终将不会退让的。

• Mr. Ye said the program was designed to allay consumers" psychological concerns. Honda has introduced a similar program.

  叶磊说，质量保证活动旨在降低消费者心理上的担忧。丰田汽车也推出了类似的活动。

• Such a declaration is needed to allay fears in the Middle East of a new and enduring American imperial hegemony.

  美国需要作出这种声明，以此减轻中东地区对美国长期新霸权主义的担忧。