单词:assuages
音标:[əˈsweɪdʒz] ;
v. 减轻( assuage的第三人称单数 ); 缓和; 平息; 使安静
v cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
v satisfy (thirst)
v provide physical relief, as from pain
v satisfy (thirst)
v provide physical relief, as from pain
assuage的用法和样例:
例句
用作动词(v.)
- Nothing can assuage the widow's grief.什么也不能缓和这寡妇的哀伤。
- His reply did little to assuage my suspicions.他的答覆一点也没有减少我的怀疑。
经典引文
They need medicine..to assuage the disease.
出自:BaconHe had once gone three days without water..in order to experience the exquisite delight of such a thirst assuaged.
出自:J. LondonAssuaging her fears by day and her lusts by night.
出自:N. Algren
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