allay

UK:  [ə'leɪ]

US:  [ə'leɪ]

第三人称单数：allays  现在分词：allaying  过去式：allayed  

v.

1.减轻;消除,平息,一扫而空

2.减轻,压(惊),止(渴),消(痛),解(忧)

3.静;平静下来

1 . 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。

2 . 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。

3 . 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”。

4 . 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。

5 . 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。