| 单词 | allay |
| 释义 | allay (once / 1403 pages) v The verb allay is used when you want to make something better or eliminate fears and concerns. When you allay something, you are calming it or reducing difficulties. It is used commonly in the context of to allay concerns and to comfort and some of its many synonyms are alleviate, decrease, mitigate, assuage and mollify. Allay comes from the Old English word alecgan, which means "to put down," as in literally "to lighten." So, if you can allay someone's fears, you are lightening their mood! WORD FAMILYallay: allayed, allayer, allaying, allays USAGE EXAMPLESI need that to allay my anxiety, as I continue to fight my case in the courts, trying to find my way back home. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) The incident will do little to allay fears that the Osprey is accident prone. The Guardian(Dec 14, 2016) Only monitoring by the United Nations or other external bodies would allay the suspicion that widespread crimes may be underway, Mr. Colville said. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1v lessen the intensity of or calm Syn|Hypo|Hyper ease, relieve, still abreact discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization comfort, console, solace, soothe give moral or emotional strength to 2v satisfy (thirst) Syn|Hyper assuage, quench, slake fill, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy fill or meet a want or need |
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