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placate

英 [pləˈkeɪt]

美 [ˈpleɪkeɪt]

v.  安抚; 平息(怒气)

现在分词:placating 过去分词:placated 过去式:placated 第三人称单数:placates 

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Collins.1 / BNC.14004 / COCA.16057

牛津词典

    verb

    • 安抚;平息(怒气)
      to make sb feel less angry about sth
      1. a placating smile
        表示和解的微笑
      2. The concessions did little to placate the students.
        让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 安抚;抚慰
      If youplacatesomeone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry.
      1. He smiled, trying to placate me...
        他微笑着,想要安抚我。
      2. 'I didn't mean to upset you,' Agnew said in a placating voice.
        阿格纽用抚慰的语气说:“我不是有意让你不高兴。”

    英英释义

    verb

    双语例句

    • The tax will placate local government demands for a share in local resources.
      此税将安抚当地政府为达到当地资源分享的要求。
    • He never attempt to placate his enemy.
      他从不企图与敌人和解。
    • The letter made him furious, and it took some time to placate him.
      那封信使他很生气,花了好长时间才使他平静下来。
    • He hoped really to placate Butler in part by generous attitude throughout this procedure.
      他实在希望通过这件事以他大方的态度使巴特勒缓和一些。
    • Evra concedes that Owen's strike was vital not only for the points and to placate manager Sir Alex Ferguson, but also to deal City's cash-powered revolution an early setback.
      埃弗拉认为欧文的射门不仅帮曼联取得了分数,也帮了经理弗格森的大忙。也让曼城的金钱革命一开始就遭遇了挫折。
    • It's no use trying to placate him, he's furious.
      他正在气头上,你劝他也无济于事。
    • A move of this nature certainly would placate the Lakers 'disgruntled star, Kobe Bryant.
      这样的举动当然会安抚一下科比寂寞的心。
    • A breakthrough in either area could be enough to placate shareholders and prevent Microsoft returning at a later date.
      无论在哪个领域取得突破,可能都足以安抚股东情绪,防止微软日后卷土重来。
    • You had better placate your parent's angry.
      你最好安抚你家人的怒气。
    • So a sincere and friendly attempt to placate your nemesis may strike him or her as a pleasant surprise.
      所以如果以诚意和善意去安抚抱怨者,对他/她来说会是个意外之喜。