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
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- a placating smile
表示和解的微笑 - The concessions did little to placate the students.
让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
- a placating smile
柯林斯词典
- VERB 安抚;抚慰
If youplacatesomeone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry.- He smiled, trying to placate me...
他微笑着,想要安抚我。 - '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。”
- He smiled, trying to placate me...
英英释义
verb
- cause to be more favorably inclined
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
双语例句
- 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。 - In companies that obtained financial assistance from governments, there has been a move to increase salaries to offset the reduction in bonuses necessary to placate public opinion and the authorities.
获得政府资金救助的公司采取了提高工资的举措,以抵消为了安抚舆论和政府机构所必需奖金削减。 - 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。 - If there are any signs of changes in the right direction occurring, I think that will be enough to placate the American people.
如果出现任何迹象,显示我们在向好的方向作出改变,我想这就足以安抚美国民众。 - '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。” - 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。 - The desire of politicians to placate the public.
政治家们想要安抚公众的愿望。 - You had better placate your parent's angry.
你最好安抚你家人的怒气。 - 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。 - Watch for China to increase its capital flows to the emerging markets to placate critics.
让我们等待中国增加对新兴市场的资金流动,以安抚批评者吧。