单词 | allay |
释义 | allay (əleɪ ) Word forms: allays , allaying , allayed verb If you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful. [formal] He did what he could to allay his wife's fears. [VERB noun] Synonyms: reduce, quiet, relax, ease Collocations: allay anxiety That's important to allay anxiety that public safety should not continue to be endangered by the length of this inquiry. Times, Sunday Times I spend a lot of time trying to allay anxieties and encourage people to enjoy the journey - we are all learning, all of the time, whatever stage we are at. Times, Sunday Times On an emotional level the rhythm allays anxiety, enhances pleasure and provides compensatory satisfaction when desires are frustrated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That would increase the incentive to plead guilty while partly allaying concerns over soft sentences. Times, Sunday Times The chancellor moved to allay concerns about the sudden withdrawal of the furlough scheme. Times,Sunday Times That triggered an executive exodus and did little to allay concerns that the lossmaking company can reignite itself as the rate at which it adds monthly active users slows dramatically. Times, Sunday Times This has failed to allay concerns. Times, Sunday Times It did little to allay concerns about its shrinking share of the fixed-line market. Globe and Mail Moody's also forecast that the economy will continue to grow, allaying fears of a double-dip recession. The Sun Bridging into the section on cure, he seeks to allay fears of consulting a psychotherapist. Christianity Today He was trying to allay fears but seems to have inflamed them. Times, Sunday Times It should allay fears of a recession, which triggered a huge stock market sell-off this year. Times, Sunday Times The move will help to allay fears among businesses that they would be used as a cashcow by councils. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 消除恐惧、疑虑 Japanese: 鎮める |
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