癒やす

いやす【癒やす】

*mend

|他|〖D〗 〖S〗 (人・物・事が)(悲しみ・傷など)をいやす

*heal

|他|〖S〗(時などが)(悲しみ・悩みなど)をいやす

Time healed my sorrow. 時が私の悲しみをいやしてくれた

quench

|他|(渇き)を〔…で〕いやす〔with〕

quench one's thirst with a glass of water 1杯の水でのどの渇きをいやす.

▲gratify one's hunger with ［by eating］ crusts パンのみみで飢えをいやす

Time tames the strongest grief. ((ことわざ))時はどんな悲しみをもいやす

satisfy ［quench， slake， relieve］ one's thirst のどの渇きをいやす.

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いやす【癒やす】

〔治す〕 heal 《a cut》; cure 《a disease》; 〔和らげる〕 alleviate 《a pain》; quench 《one's thirst》; appease 《one's hunger》.

●傷を癒やす heal a wound

・病を癒やす cure a disease

・疲れを癒やす shake off [get rid of] one's tiredness; relieve one's exhaustion

・のどの渇きを癒やす quench one's thirst.

●あなたの心の渇きを癒やしてあげたい. I want to relieve [cure you of] your spiritual thirst [hunger].

・モーツァルトには心の傷を癒やす力がある. (The music of) Mozart has the ability to heal psychological wounds.

・動物には心を病む人を癒やす力がある. Animals have the power to heal people who have psychological problems.

・待望の赤ちゃんに恵まれて心が癒やされた. When I was blessed with the birth of the long-awaited baby my spirits began to heal [my heart was comforted, I began to get over my pain].