allayed

英 [əˈleɪd]

美 [əˈleɪd]

v.  减轻(尤指情绪)
allay的过去分词和过去式

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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• The tumult of Elizabeth's mind was allayed by this conversation.
  这番谈话以后，伊丽莎白的骚忧的心境平静了些。
• His decision to shift to making computer printers, among other things, has been well received internally but has not yet allayed investor fears that Kodak is destined to be a casualty of the digital revolution.
  他决定转型生产其他产品，其中就有电脑打印机，这个决定为内部所接受，但尚未减轻投资者的担忧，他们担心，柯达注定会成为数字革命的牺牲品。
• His fear was allayed by the news that his family was safe.
  他全家平安的消息消除了他的忧虑。
• Despite failing to bring much further reform, it has clearly allayed the market's dread.
  尽管没有带来进一步的改革，它已清楚地减轻市场的恐惧。
• Mr Geithner said China's response on this had not fully allayed American worries, but was "progress".
  盖特纳说道，中国的回应并未完全缓解美国的困扰，但正在有所减轻。
• And the jealousies of jarring interests are allayed by the composition and functions of the great national councils annually assembled from all quarters of the Union at this place.
  不和利益之间的嫉妒也为每年在此处举行的集合自联邦各地的伟大国家议会的组成和功用所缓和。
• Her letter allayed all his anxieties.
  她的来信消除了他的忧虑。
• The injection allayed his pain.
  打针后，他的痛苦减轻了。
• Japanese history books sometimes disagree with those of its neighbours, and japan's apologies for its treatment of them during the second world war have not fully allayed their suspicions.
  日本历史教科书时而会与邻国教材内容相左，而日本在关于二战期间对待邻国做法方面的道歉，也没有完全打消这些国家的疑虑。
• Fears that global exchange consolidation may prompt the US to extend its regulatory reach will be allayed today when the US futures watchdog will rule out extending its supervision to London-based ICE Futures.
  担心全球交易所合并潮流可能促使美国延伸其监管触角的人，今天可以松口气。美国期货监管机构表示，将不会把监管之手延伸至伦敦的ICE期货交易所（ICEFutures）。