
英:/'pləˈkeɪt/ 美:/'ˈpleɪkeɪt/
撫慰
過去式:placated 過去分詞:placated 現在分詞:placating 第三人稱單數:placates
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vt. 撫慰;懷柔;使和解
I placated the heartbroken girl I used to know.
我撫慰了我曾經認識的那個心碎的女孩。
The government can no longer placate the people with slogans.
政府無法再用口號來安撫人民了。
After the long tiresome argument, her sweet smile placated me.
經過長時間煩人的争論後,她甜甜的微笑令我釋然于懷。
He smiled, and made a gesture intended to placate me.
他微笑了一下 做了一個意在安撫我的手勢
His intent is clearly not to placate his critics.
他的目的顯然不是要安撫批評他的人。
He smiled, and made a gesture intended to placate me.
他微笑了一下,做了一個意在安撫我的手勢。
The concessions did little to placate the students.
讓步根本未能平息學生的憤怒。
He needed to placate the idiot and learn what he could.
他需要安撫這個白癡,并盡可能地了解多一點。
Bankers are desperately trying to placate their critics.
銀行業者正在拼了命地試圖安撫批評家們。
vt.|propitiate/reconcile;撫慰;懷柔;使和解
單詞placate 的詳細解釋如下:
placate 是動詞,意為“安撫、平息(憤怒或不滿)”,指通過讓步、妥協或善意的行為使他人情緒緩和。例如:
The manager placated the angry customer by offering a refund.
(經理通過退款安撫了生氣的顧客。)
如需進一步了解詞源演變或例句,可參考權威詞典如《牛津英語詞典》。
[verb]
appease, mollify, pacify, calm, soothe
provoke, anger, irritate
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