Allay
[ ə'le ]
第4级
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vt. 减轻，缓和;使冷静，使平静;止渴;消痛;
💡 词根助记
al(ad-=to)+lay(to cause to be)→使镇静；缓和(痛苦，恐惧等)
📝 例句
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.
🌱 联想助记
【记】al-all所有的,lay-放下:所有的都放下了,痛苦当然减轻了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
allay
v[Tn]
(fml 文) make (sth) less; relieve 减轻; 缓和
allay trouble, fears, suffering, doubt, suspicion 减轻烦恼, 恐惧, 苦难, 疑惑, 嫌疑.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'lei]vt. 使平静, 使缓和
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I've heard a great deal about you.
久仰大名。
Law is a bottomless pit.
法律是无底的深渊。
He described it as 'a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.
“地理位置十分适宜，位于两座小山的中间，一条大河从中间流过”。