| 释义 |
appease
英音 [ əˈpiːz ]
美音 [ əˈpiːz ]
释义
vt. 平息，安抚；缓解
变形
appeases
第三人称单数
appeasing
现在分词
appeased
过去式
appeased
过去分词
例句
1·The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.
普遍认为，这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。
《牛津词典》
2·Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate.
甘地被一些人指责试图对两派选民都加以姑息。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·Children aren't born knowing how to say "I'm sorry"; rather, they learn over time that such statements appease parents and friends and their own consciences.
孩子并不是生来就知道如何说“对不起”；相反，随着时间的推移，他们才明白这样的表达能安抚父母、朋友和自己的良心。
同义词
vt.
使平息；使满足；使和缓；对…让步
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同根词
词根 appease
appeasable
adj
缓和得了的；劝解得了的；平息得了的
appeasement
n
缓和，平息；姑息
appeaser
n
劝解人
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