placate
英[plə'keɪt;'plækeɪt;'pleɪ-]
美['pleket]
- vt. 抚慰；怀柔；使和解
实用场景例句
- a placating smile
- 表示和解的微笑
牛津词典
- The concessions did little to placate the students.
- 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
牛津词典
- He smiled, trying to placate me...
- 他微笑着，想要安抚我。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- '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。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Placate the labour unions on trade and get them to support Mr Obama on healthcare.
- 在贸易问题上安抚工会,以便让他们支持奥巴马的医改方案.
期刊摘选
- There are some who think the Lakers traded for Gasol only to placate Bryant.
- 很多人都觉得把加索尔交换过来只是湖人用来取悦科比的.
期刊摘选
- You can rarely , if ever, please, placate, change, or mollify an asshole.
- 你极难取悦 、 安抚 、 改变或抚慰一个让人讨厌之人.
期刊摘选
- Blankfein was clearly trying to placate the locals and show some kind of contrition.
- 布兰克费恩显然在尽力抚慰德国人,并表现出一定的悔悟.
期刊摘选
- Mrs Merkel would be foolish to placate her base by swerving right.
- 默克尔夫人如果为了安抚她的根基所在而转到右翼就太愚蠢了.
期刊摘选
- Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.
- 甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
辞典例句
- Whether it can deliver results fast enough to placate US impatience with China is another matter.
- 至于能否奏效,能否及时平息美国政界对中国的不耐,则是另一回事.
期刊摘选
- They stress the placate protesters rather than respond with force.
- 他们把安抚骚动情绪置于反应能力之上.
期刊摘选
- One is of trying to placate China.
- 其一是试图安抚中国.
期刊摘选
- Accommodation failed to placate the critics and may have demoralized supporters of a strong defense.
- 迁就没有能安抚批评者,而可能使强大防务的支持者灰心丧气.
辞典例句
- Tigress called over to placate him.
- 虎妞喊着劝慰.
汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- He never attempts to placate his enemies.
- 他从不企图安抚他的敌人.
期刊摘选
- He never attempts to placate his enemy.
- 他从不企图与敌人和解.
《简明英汉词典》
- It's going to take a very good explanation to placate your parents.
- 要安抚你父母可得好好地解释一番才行.
期刊摘选
- He smiled, trying to placate me.
- 他微笑着，想要安抚我。
辞典例句
- The concessions did little to placate the students.
- 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》