allaying
present participle ofallay
| 单词 | allaying |
| 释义 | allaying present 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
Examplesofallayingallaying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Thus, for many of these children, the natural basis forallayingfear is also a source of their threat. From theCambridge English Corpus The ultimate goal of such segmental autonomy is to provide political security, especially to small segments, thusallayingfears and allowing for greater cooperation at the elite level. From theCambridge English Corpus I am one of those who cast no aspersions whatever upon the methods of those who propose profit-sharing as a means ofallayingindustrial unrest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That would probably go a long way—perhaps almost the whole way—toallayingany doubt that is felt about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is worthwhile in present circumstances and also as a means ofallayingnatural fears that the 12-months test should be applied strictly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that by accepting the new clause we can go some way towardsallayingthe fears of those who live in rural areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that those assurances have gone some way towardsallayingthe fears felt by some local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There we have two approaches to this problem—the possibility ofallayingthis matter of fear and an approach to the matter of grievances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Anything that can be done in that line would probably have a considerable effect inallayingthe apprehension and irritation which exist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I therefore welcome the opportunity which this debate provides of giving the facts andallayingany fears which may have been aroused unintentionally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must find a way ofallayingthose anxieties without harassing strikes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he realise that the result is that, instead ofallayinganxiety, the reverse happened? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that it goes a long way toallayingany fears in the research community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Allayingthe fears of that minority is very important in an ultimate settlement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But if we do it, we may wake up and find that we have paid a very high price indeed forallayingpublic opinion. 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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