reassure

UK/.ri:ә'ʃuә/US

IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

To say or do something that removes someone's fears or doubts; to make someone feel calm again.

使安心；打消（某人的）疑虑

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

re-again, back

as-to, toward

suresafe, secure, sure

=reassure

re- ('again') + assure ('make someone sure') = make someone sure again — calm fresh fears that have come up. Like assure, its object is a person; reassure just adds the sense of restoring confidence that was shaken.

Root sur still carries 9 more words

Common Collocations

1.reassure someone that向某人保证……
2.try to reassure试图安抚
3.reassure the public安抚公众
4.reassure yourself让自己放心

Example Sentences

1.
The doctor reassured her that the operation was very safe.
2.
He smiled to reassure the nervous passengers.
3.
The government tried to reassure the public about food safety.

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