allayed
past simple and past participle ofallay
| 单词 | allayed |
| 释义 | allayed past simple and past participle ofallay allay verb[T] formaluk/əˈleɪ/us/əˈleɪ/If you allay astrongemotionfeltby someone, such asfearorworry, youcausethem tofeelit less or tofeelcalmagain: Thegovernmentistryingto allaypublicfears/concernabout thespreadof thedisease. Making things better
Examplesofallayedallayed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This procedure should ensure that concerns over possible bias caused by using a purely systematic method of collection areallayed. From theCambridge English Corpus This shock led commentators and practitioners (many of whose doubts had never been fullyallayed) publicly to recant. From theCambridge English Corpus The poor man's hunger isallayedto the satisfaction of his spectators. From theCambridge English Corpus My initial scepticism about the possibility, within a single book, of addressing all these issues was (for the main part)allayed, as the chapters unfolded their arguments. From theCambridge English Corpus It is clear that the assurances which they have been given over a number of years have notallayedthis concern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That concern does not appear to have beenallayedby the generalities expressed in another place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So that is a way in which the fears about indiscriminate land disposal and development could beallayed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thisallayedour main concerns with the 1998 supplementary budget and the 1999 budget. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English You yourself have certainlyallayedsome of these doubts - you deserve credit for that - but our doubts are still justified! FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English In such cases, the surveillance is discontinued or postponed until the target's fears have beenallayed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is important that our concerns should have been addressed andallayedbefore we have to reach a decision on such donorship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am grateful to my noble friend, who hasallayedmy fear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope he will also give an assurance that something will be done by which public feeling may beallayedin regard to this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Has thatallayedpublic anxiety and uneasiness with regard to it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that my noble friend will accept my assurance and that his doubts will beallayed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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