【assuage】 - SAT备考词汇

assuage

UK:  [ə'sweɪdʒ]

US:  [ə'sweɪdʒ]

过去分词：assuaged  现在分词：assuaging  第三人称单数：assuages  

v.

1.缓和,减轻(痛苦)

2.宽慰(人心);平息(怒气)

3.满足(食欲),充(饥),解(渴)

1 . In addition to giving him peace of mind that his mother is fine, the system helps assuage that midlife sense of guilt.
这个系统除了让他对自己的母亲的状况感到安心以外，它还减少了他的愧疚感。

2 . The Pakistan Army will present Sunday's clash as proof of its valor in an attempt to assuage Pakistanis outraged by its incompetence.
巴基斯坦军队将用周末冲突作为事例表明他们的英勇，试图以此平息巴基斯坦人民对该军队能力不济的愤怒。

3 . Anna still loved Walther very much, and she tried to assuage her guilt by telling herself that the children were a part of him.
安娜仍然很爱瓦尔斯，为了减轻自己的过失，她常对自己说孩子也是他的一部分。

4 . Still, the scale of Chinese bond-buying is unclear; certainly, it has not been enough to assuage the panic in the markets.
然而，中方债券购买量尚不清晰；但毫无疑问，若要安抚市场恐慌情绪，其规模还远远不够。

5 . The only way to assuage the physical symptoms, which, at this point, we can now call withdrawal, is to feed the body more drugs and alcohol.
在这一阶段，缓解生理症状的唯一方法被称为“撤离”，即为肉体提供更多的毒品和酒精。