v.使…安心;再保证;重拾(信心等)
The police reassured her about the child's safety. 警察让她放心,她的孩子很安全。
We went to the hospital to reassure ourselves about his condition. 我们去医院查明他的病情以使我们安心。
A glance in the mirror reassured him that his tie wasn't crooked. 他照了一下镜子,领带确实没有戴歪。
Let me reassure you (that) your service is quite satisfying. 让我向您保证,您的服务是很令人满意的。
This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently. 这似乎使他放心一点,于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
reassure的基本意思是打消别人的疑虑或安慰某人。引申可指“向…保证”。既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语。也可接双宾语,直接宾语可由that从句充当。
在非正式语体中, reassure能引出直接引语,作“宽慰某人”解。
reassure与about连用,意思是“宽慰,消除疑虑”。
v.使…安心;再保证;重拾(信心等)
v.使…安心;再保证;重拾(信心等)