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单词 assuage
释义
assuage
verb[T]
formal
uk
/əˈsweɪdʒ/us
/əˈsweɪdʒ/
to makeunpleasantfeelingslessstrong:
缓和；减轻；平息
Thegovernmenthastriedto assuage the public'sfears.政府努力消除公众的恐慌。
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(Definition ofassuagefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofassuage

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Toassuagethe collective anxiety produced by this abrupt transition, individuals quickly abandoned their social and political liberties to an absolutist state.
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This is because any other patron canassuagetheir socio-economic needs.
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Then, by assuaging and resolving the ensuing distress, successful completion of the ritual performance authenticates the religious thoughts and actions.
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Once again, an appropriate ritual toassuagefebrile popular sentiment had to be devised.
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As the authors remark, however, one can certainly imagine scenarios where human cloning would provide a means of assuaging grief, without any great ethical problems.
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The development of new research directions might help toassuagethe concerns of some commentators.
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As discussed in that section, there are many potential applications of such a higher level organization, including the potential toassuagethe sparse data problem.
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On the contrary the business class often used them toassuageand manipulate popular sentiments to promote its business interests.
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These first two bits of who-changed analysis helpassuagea couple of concerns.
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It is not clear whether this minor change of name assuaged the international critics.
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This tension seems to be assuaged somewhat by the kinds of dependencies that are localized.
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The discourse of benevolence still assuages both male and female white middle-class guilt about exploiting others while reinforcing white middle-class hegemony.
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They tend toassuagefeelings of rage as well as the disruption these feelings can have on interpersonal relationships.
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It was not always motivated by class revulsion or an attempt toassuageoppression.
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Such a gendering of character attributes both created anxieties and assuaged them.
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