allay
/əˈleɪ/📚 17947 1托福GREgmatsatIf you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful. 消除 (恐惧、疑虑)
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 减轻；使缓和；使平静
He did what he could to allay his wife's myriad fears.
他尽其所能来消除他妻子的各种恐惧。
al (看作all， 全都) + lay (放置) → 放下所有的担子 → 减轻
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- But it will not allay the sense of unease. 但却无法减轻人们的不安情绪。
- TenneT's pylons should help allay that fear. 滕特公司设计的线塔应该有助于减轻这些恐惧感。