allay
英[ə'leɪ] 美[ə'leɪ]
"The news eased my conscience"
"still the fears"
"The cold water quenched his thirst"
1.消除（疑虑、恐惧等）
If youallay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful.
e.g. He did what he could toallay his wife's fears.
他竭尽所能来消除妻子的各种恐惧。
1. 使和缓,使镇静：align 使合作,排列成行 |allay 使和缓,使镇静 | alleviate 减轻,使缓和
2. 减轻, 减少：alley n.小路, 巷, (花园里两边有树篱的)小径 |allay 减轻, 减少 | amnesia n.健忘症
3. 减轻：allargando 转强的 |allay 减轻 | allecret 半身薄铠甲
4. allay的解释
4. 缓解：allege 宣称 |allay 缓解 | alley 小巷,胡同
Money..of the same forme and alay as is in Paris.
出自：Ld BernersMixture of Falshood, is like allay in Coyne of Gold and Siluer.
出自：BaconThose that know finest metal say, No Gold will coin without allay.
出自：T. DHad insisted they follow the usual tourist route to allay suspicion.
出自：P. Gallico