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allayvt. 1. control,restrain,appease,silence控制,制止,平息,使沉默。 △H.Ⅷ. 2.1.151: “He sent command to theLord Mayor straight/To stop the rumour,and allaythose tongues/That durst disperse it.”他立即下命令给伦敦市长禁止这种谣传,制止那些胆敢扩散谣言的人。 2. temper,moderate,qualify调节,节制,缓和。 △Mer.2.2.201 (186): “To allay with some cold drops ofmodesty/Thy skipping spirit,”在你那浮躁的性子里搀入几分冷静的谦逊。 △Mer.3.2.111:“allay thy ecstasy,”克制一下你的狂欢。 △H.Ⅷ.1.1.148:“If with the sapof reason you would quench,/Or but allay,the fireof passion.”只要你用理性的汁液去浇灭或者至少缓和你那激怒的火焰。 3. abate,mitigate减少,减轻。 △3H.Ⅵ.4.8.41: “Mypity hath been balm to heal their wounds,/ My mild-ness hath allayed their swelling griefs,”我的怜悯像药膏一样治愈了他们的创伤,我的温和缓解了他们那高涨的怨恨。 ~ vi.be abated,subside 减退,平息。 △Lr.1.2.184(163):“that with the mischief of your person it wouldscarcely allay.”就是伤害了你的性命,怒气怕也不会平息。 △3H.Ⅵ.1.4.145:“For raging wind blows up inces-sant showers,/ And,when the rage allays,the rainbegins.”因为暴风能吹起阵阵的骤雨,风暴一平息,雨就来了。 allay[əˈlei]v.减轻…,平息,缓和,使镇静 ‖ allayer n.消除 |