allay
verb (formal)- allay something
to make something, especially a feeling, less strong 減輕(尤指情緒) to allay fears/concern/suspicion 減輕恐懼;減輕憂慮;減少懷疑
Extra ExamplesThe government is keen to allay the public's fears. 政府亟盼減輕公衆的恐懼。 The inquiry has done little to allay suspicion. 這次調查絲毫未能減少人們的懷疑。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAllay is used with these nouns as the object:- anxiety
- concern
- fear
- …
Word OriginOld English ālecgan ‘lay down or aside’.