Allay

[ə'leɪ] or [ə'le]

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.

(v. t.) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.

(v. t.) To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.

(n.) Alleviation; abatement; check.

(n.) Alloy.

(v. t.) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.

黛博拉校對

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Repress, restrain, check, subdue, lay, silence, appease, pacify, calm, quiet, still, lull, hush, tranquillize, smooth.[2]. Assuage, alleviate, soothe, soften, mitigate, solace, moderate, mollify, temper, attemper, lessen, abate, qualify, relieve, ease, dull, blunt, palliate.

克洛伊校對

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:soothe, alleviate, repress, mitigate, quiet, moderate, appease, compose,soften, pacify, mollify, assuage, tranquilize, palliate, culm

ANT:Excite, rouse, aggravate, stir, kindle, fan, impassion, provoke, incite

哈利整理

解釋/意思:

v.t. to lighten relieve: to make quiet or calm.—n. Allay′ment (obs.) state of being allayed: state of rest: that which allays.

手打:罗莎琳德