appease

英 [əˈpiːz]

美 [əˈpiːz]

v.  安抚; 抚慰; 绥靖(满足另一国的要求以避免战争)

过去分词：appeased　现在分词：appeasing　过去式：appeased　第三人称单数：appeases　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13880 / COCA.12426

牛津词典

verb

• 安抚；抚慰
  to make sb calmer or less angry by giving them what they want
  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。
• 绥靖（满足另一国的要求以避免战争）
  to give a country what it wants in order to avoid war

柯林斯词典

• VERB 平息;安抚;抚慰
  If you try toappeasesomeone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
  1. Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate...
     一些人指责甘地试图安抚两派选民。
  2. The offer has not appeased separatists.
     该提议未能平抚分裂分子。

英英释义

verb

• make peace with
  Synonym:propitiate
• overcome or allay
  1. quell my hunger
  Synonym:quellstay
• cause to be more favorably inclined
  1. She managed to mollify the angry customer
  Synonym:pacifylenifyconciliateassuagemollifyplacategentlegruntle

双语例句

• His attempts to appease her only added fuel to the fire.
  他试着安抚她，结果却造成火上加油的局面。
• I think it would appease my parents if I do so this summer.
  我想如果我今年夏天就开始考虑，父母一定会倍感宽慰。
• The government tried to appease discontented workers.
  政府试图安抚不满的工人们。
• Descend and appease your hunger with our bread and quench your thirst with our wine.
  下来用我们的面包充饥，用我们的葡萄酒解渴吧。
• The antitrust laws have been stretched in order to appease the sentiment of populist Chinese websites.
  为了安抚中国民粹主义网站的情绪，反垄断法遭到了曲解。
• Recantation was not enough to appease the company and she was sacked a few days later.
  公开认错不足以让公司平息，几天后她便被炒了鱿鱼。
• I did it to appease the rest of my group.
  我是为了要平息我的手下。
• He said he could eat an elephant to appease his hunger.
  他说他吃光一头大象才能充饥。
• He has to appease his young brother.
  他不得不迁就他的弟弟。
• He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.
  他试图以糖果安抚哭泣的小孩。