to make an unpleasant feeling less severe
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.to make an unpleasant or painful feeling less severe
1.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。
2.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。
3.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。
4.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。
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。
6.Otherwise, assuage their fears with promises that expansion of the schedule is possible if need becomes evident upon arrival.
否则，减轻他们的畏惧的另外一个办法是承诺：他们抵达后在明显需要时，延长该行程是可能的。
7.I cannot deny that I grieved for his grief, whatever that was, and would have given much to assuage it.
我不能否认，不管他的忧伤是为了什么，我都为他的忧伤感到忧伤，并愿意不惜一切来减轻它。
8.To assuage his parents, he orchestrated a fake wedding to a lesbian friend, but eventually the truth came out.
为了应付他的父母，他设法和一个朋友----一名女“同志”搞了场假结婚，但最后还是露了馅儿。
9.However, such gestures may not be enough to assuage opinion in India about the company's intentions.
然而，这些姿态或许还不足以化解印度对该公司意图的猜疑。
10.It would also, say some analysts, assuage international criticism that India is not doing enough to confront its carbon emissions.
一些分析家还表示，该计划的实施将平息国际上批评印度降低碳排放行动不力的声音。