| 词汇 | allaying |
| 释义 | allaying present participle ofallay allay verb[ T ] formaluk /əˈleɪ/ us /əˈleɪ/ If you allay a strong emotion felt by someone, such as fear or worry, you cause them to feel it less or to feel calm again: 减轻，缓解（担忧、恐惧等） The government is trying to allay public fears/concern about the spread of the disease.政府正努力消除公众对疾病蔓延的恐惧／担心。 Making things better add salt to somethingidiom allay alleviate alleviation ameliorate cultivate levelling up lighten liven (something) up lubricate make a differenceidiom make a world of differenceidiom remedial repolish restructure revamp revitalize revivify sharpen tonic Examples of allayingallaying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Thus, for many of these children, the natural basis for allaying fear is also a source of their threat. The ultimate goal of such segmental autonomy is to provide political security, especially to small segments, thus allaying fears and allowing for greater cooperation at the elite level. I am one of those who cast no aspersions whatever upon the methods of those who propose profit-sharing as a means of allaying industrial unrest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would probably go a long way—perhaps almost the whole way—to allaying any doubt that is felt about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is worthwhile in present circumstances and also as a means of allaying natural fears that the 12-months test should be applied strictly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that by accepting the new clause we can go some way towards allaying the fears of those who live in rural areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that those assurances have gone some way towards allaying the fears felt by some local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There we have two approaches to this problem—the possibility of allaying this matter of fear and an approach to the matter of grievances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anything that can be done in that line would probably have a considerable effect in allaying the apprehension and irritation which exist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I therefore welcome the opportunity which this debate provides of giving the facts and allaying any fears which may have been aroused unintentionally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must find a way of allaying those anxieties without harassing strikes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he realise that the result is that, instead of allaying anxiety, the reverse happened? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that it goes a long way to allaying any fears in the research community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Allaying the fears of that minority is very important in an ultimate settlement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But if we do it, we may wake up and find that we have paid a very high price indeed for allaying public opinion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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