allayed是什么意思？

allayed

• v. 减轻，缓和( allay的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• The tumult of Elizabeth's mind was allayed by this conversation. 这番谈话以后,伊丽莎白的骚扰的心境平静了下来.
• His fever was allayed by the medicine. 这药剂使他退烧了.
• His fever is allayed, but his appetite is still flatted. 他发烧减轻了, 但食欲仍然不振.
• Any residual concerns were allayed to some extent by Gome's extraordinary growth. 质疑声也随着国美的高速发展在一定程度上有所缓解.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  消除（疑虑、恐惧等）
  If you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful.
  例句
  He did what he could to allay his wife's fears. 他竭尽所能来消除妻子的各种恐惧。