reassure
verb[T]
uk/ˌriː.əˈʃɔːr/us/ˌriː.əˈʃʊr/C1
tocomfortsomeone andstopthem fromworrying:
使安心;使打消疑虑;安慰[+ to infinitive]I wasnervouson my firstdayatcollege, but I was reassuredtoseesomefriendlyfaces.踏进大学的第一天我很紧张,但是当我看到那么多友善的面孔,心里感到踏实多了。
[+ (that)]He reassured me(that)mychequewouldarrivesoon.他安慰我说我的支票很快就会到了。
- Thepresidenthastenedto reassure hispeoplethat he was inperfecthealth.
- Theysoughtto reassure thepublic.
- He reassuredpeoplethatlaw-abidingcitizenswould have nothing tofearfrom theenquiries.
- Thepolicehave reassuredwitnesseswho may beafraidto comeforwardthat they will beguaranteedanonymity.
- Thefirmnessof hishandshakereassured me.
Reassuring
- be/take a weight offyourmindidiom
- blandishments
- calm (someone) down
- comforting
- consolation
- console
- consoling
- consolingly
- convince
- get (something) through (tosomeone)
- hearten
- lift
- lighten
- mind
- reassurance
- reassuring
- settle down
- theyshould worry!idiom
- weight
- you do youidiom