allay
英 [əˈleɪ]
美 [əˈleɪ]
v. 减轻(尤指情绪)
过去分词：allayed 过去式：allayed 现在分词：allaying 第三人称单数：allays
Collins.1 / BNC.14151 / COCA.17138
同义词辨析
easeallayalleviatelessen【导航词义：减轻】
easev. （使）减轻，（使）缓解
〔辨析〕
指减轻事情的恶劣程度、身心痛苦等。
〔例证〕
plans to ease congestion in the city
改善城市拥塞状况的计划
This kind of medicine can ease your pain.
这种药可以减轻你的疼痛。
改善城市拥塞状况的计划
This kind of medicine can ease your pain.
这种药可以减轻你的疼痛。
allayv. 〈正式〉减轻
〔辨析〕
通常指减轻恐惧、担心、怀疑等。
〔例证〕
His arrival allayed her fear.
他的到来减轻了她的恐惧。
We hope this statement will allay the public's concern.
我们希望这一声明会减轻公众的担忧。
他的到来减轻了她的恐惧。
We hope this statement will allay the public's concern.
我们希望这一声明会减轻公众的担忧。
alleviatev. 〈书〉减轻，缓和
〔辨析〕
指减轻疼痛、痛苦、难度等。
〔例证〕
It is said that this medicine can alleviate pain.
据说这种药物能够缓解疼痛。
I could only alleviate the sorrow by drinking.
我只能借酒浇愁。
据说这种药物能够缓解疼痛。
I could only alleviate the sorrow by drinking.
我只能借酒浇愁。
lessenv. （使）减轻，（使）减少
〔辨析〕
指减轻痛苦，或降低风险、重要性等。
〔例证〕
This medicine can lessen pain in no time.
这种药可以立刻减轻痛苦。
She tried to lessen his importance at work.
她试图淡化他在工作中的重要性。
Their bravery has not lessened.
他们的勇气并未消减。
这种药可以立刻减轻痛苦。
She tried to lessen his importance at work.
她试图淡化他在工作中的重要性。
Their bravery has not lessened.
他们的勇气并未消减。
牛津词典
verb
- 减轻（尤指情绪）
to make sth, especially a feeling, less strong- to allay fears/concern/suspicion
减轻恐惧；减轻忧虑；减少怀疑
- to allay fears/concern/suspicion
柯林斯词典
- VERB 消除（疑虑、恐惧等）
If youallaysomeone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful.- He did what he could to allay his wife's fears.
他竭尽所能来消除妻子的各种恐惧。
- He did what he could to allay his wife's fears.
英英释义
verb
- satisfy (thirst)
- The cold water quenched his thirst
- lessen the intensity of or calm
- The news eased my conscience
- still the fears
双语例句
- Katie managed to allay her daughter's anguish with a lollipop and some toy purchases yesterday.
凯蒂为了安抚女儿的情绪，给她买了个棒棒糖和其他一些玩具。 - 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。 - I hope this statement will allay the public's fears.
我希望这声明会消除大众的恐惧。 - Beijing has tried to allay such fears, however, by giving foreign groups time to adjust.
不过，北京方面一直试图减轻这种担心，方法是给予外资会计师事务所一定的时间进行调整。 - The pilot tried to allay their fears.
飞行员试图缓解他们的恐惧。 - China could also allay its fears about energy, food and military security.
与此同时，中国还可以缓解其对能源，食物和军事安全方面的担忧。 - Cheap oil ought to do wonders for demand. It should also allay concerns about current account deficits.
廉价石油应当能起到提振需求的奇迹般效果，也应当会缓解经常账户赤字引发的担忧。 - Wachovia tried to allay customers 'and investors's fears, saying that its core businesses were performing well.
Wachovia试图平息客户和投资者的担忧，称其核心业务运转正常。 - Sometimes you will need to dig deep into those to allay your concerns, other times not.
有时你需要对一些风险深入分析从而减少担忧，有时则不需要。 - The EU should aim to exchange awarding China Market Economy Status ( which would allay China's fear of European protectionism) for the removal by China of its own barriers to trade and investment.
欧盟应以授予中国市场经济地位（这将减轻中国对欧洲保护主义的担忧）为条件，换取中国取消贸易和投资壁垒。