allay

• vt. 减轻；使缓和；使平静

古英语前缀a-, 放下，离开，来自PIE *uz, 词源同out ，此处受前缀al- 影响俗化. 单词lay,放置。

1. lessen the intensity of or calm;

"The news eased my conscience"

"still the fears"

2. satisfy (thirst);

"The cold water quenched his thirst"

allay

allay: [OE] In Old English, alecgan meant literally ‘lay aside’ (-a ‘away, aside, out’, lecgan ‘lay’). The more recent senses ‘relieve, mitigate’ developed from the 13th to the 15th centuries owing to the influence of two formally similar Old French verbs: aleger ‘lighten’ (from Latin alleviāre, source of English alleviate [15]); and al(e)ier ‘qualify, moderate’ (source of English alloy).
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allay (v.)

Old English alecgan "to put down, remit, give up," a Germanic compound (cognates: Gothic uslagjan, Old High German irleccan, German erlegen), from a- "down, aside" + lecgan "to lay" (see lay).

Early Middle English pronunciations of -y- and -g- were not always distinct, and the word was confused in Middle English with various senses of Romanic-derived alloy and allege, especially the latter in an obsolete sense of "to lighten," from Latin ad- "to" + levis (see lever).

Amid the overlapping of meanings that thus arose, there was developed a perplexing network of uses of allay and allege, that belong entirely to no one of the original vbs., but combine the senses of two or more of them. [OED]

The double -l- is 17c., a mistaken Latinism. Related: Allayed; allaying.

to allay fears/concern/suspicion

减轻恐惧；减轻忧虑；减少怀疑

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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。

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Father helped to allay her fears.

父亲帮助她消除恐惧.

辞典例句

How is ability fast allay a fever? Urgent urgent!

怎么样才能快速退烧? 急急急急!

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Work can allay trouble.

工作能减轻烦恼.

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I hope this statement will allay the public's fears.

我希望这声明会消除大众的恐惧.

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We expect a breeze to allay the heat.

我们希望一阵风能够缓解热浪.

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The government has acknowledged that it needs to do more to allay environmental health fears.

政府承认需要采取更多措施来减轻人们对环境污染带来健康问题的担心.

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The employer was forced to allay the tumult.

雇主被迫缓和骚乱.

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Google has begun reaching out to regulators, advertisers, and trade groups to allay their concerns.

谷歌已开始接触监管部门 、 广告客户和贸易组织,以消除他们的忧虑.

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How can I allay your apprehensions?

我怎样才能让你不那么担心 呢 ?

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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.

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The PLA has sought to allay those fears by addressing a broader audience.

而解放军正通过更大程度的开放来尝试平息此类担忧.

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His successor , Ben Bernanke , did best to allay fears of an immoderate slowdown.

而他的继任者本·伯南克则竭尽全力缓和经济衰退的预期所带来的紧张气氛.

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They are trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.

他们正竭力减轻公众对这种疾病传播的恐惧.

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The doctor's friendly manner helped the patient allay his fear.

这个医生和善的方式帮助病人解除恐惧.

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This technique, called biofortification, has the potential to allay chronic malnutrition among millions of Asians.

这种被称为生物强化的技术可能会减少几百万亚洲人的慢性营养不良.

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And , alas, our spring is not here to allay your thirst.

可怜呵, 我们的泉水不在这里供你解渴.

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They had to work hard to allay the fears and dispel suspicions on both sides.

他们致力于消除双方的猜忌和疑虑.

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But did it allay the continent's fears about Chinese corporate social responsibility? Godwin Nnannareports.

但是,这会减轻非洲对中国公司社会责任感的担忧 吗 ?请看古德温?恩娜娜的报道.

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What method still can help allay a fever besides antipyretic?

除了退烧药还有什么方法可帮助退烧?

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There pills will allay pain.

这药丸可以减轻疼痛.

辞典例句

Look how hungry you are. Eat a piece of steamed bread first to allay your hunger.

看你饿成那样, 先吃个馒头暂时疗饥吧.

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He is trying to allay her fears.

他试著消除她的恐惧.

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Why does hind of allay a fever still feel uncomfortable?

退烧后为什么还是觉得不舒服?

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He also sought to allay concerns about security.

莱文还试图减轻人们对安全问题的担忧.

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What are APC antipyretic composition and principle of allay a fever excuse me? Bit more detailed!

请问APC退烧药成分及退烧原理是什么? 详细点!

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On Friday President George Bush sought to allay fears of recession.

周五美国总统布什设法减轻人们对经济衰退的忧虑.

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The police tried to allay her fears but failed.

警察力图减轻她的恐惧,但是没有收到什么效果.

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