assuage

assuageassuageD.J.:[əˈsweidʒ]K.K.:[əˈswedʒ]vt.1.减轻; 缓和; 平息

assuage[ə'sweidʒ]vt.1.缓和,减轻(精神上或肉体的痛苦):to assuage one's grief缓和某人的悲痛情绪to assuage one's pain镇痛,减轻某人的痛苦2.使(人)安静下来,使平静,使镇静,镇定,平息(愤怒等强烈情绪),息(怒等);抚慰:to assuage his anger消除他的怒气to assuage her fears消除她的恐惧3.解(渴);充(饥);满足(某种欲望):to assuage one's hunger充饥近义词relieve变形vt.assuagedassuaging

assuageassuage[əˈsweidʒ]vt.1.缓和, 减轻(痛苦)2.宽慰(人心); 平息(怒气)3.满足(食欲), 充(饥), 解(渴)assuage pain止痛assuage sorrow解忧assuage thirst止渴
继承用法assuagementn.assuagern.
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