placate
英 [pl?'ke?t; 'pl?ke?t; 'ple?-]
美['pleket]
- vt. 撫慰；懷柔；使和解
實用場景例句
- a placating smile
- 表示和解的微笑
牛津詞典
- The concessions did little to placate the students.
- 讓步根本未能平息學生的憤怒。
牛津詞典
- He smiled, trying to placate me...
- 他微笑著，想要安撫我。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- 'I didn't mean to upset you,' Agnew said in a placating voice.
- 阿格紐用撫慰的語氣說：“我不是有意讓你不高興。”
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Placate the labour unions on trade and get them to support Mr Obama on healthcare.
- 在貿易問題上安撫工會,以便讓他們支持奧巴馬的醫改方案.
期刊摘選
- There are some who think the Lakers traded for Gasol only to placate Bryant.
- 很多人都覺得把加索爾交換過來只是湖人用來取悅科比的.
期刊摘選
- You can rarely , if ever, please, placate, change, or mollify an asshole.
- 你極難取悅 、 安撫 、 改變或撫慰一個讓人討厭之人.
期刊摘選
- Blankfein was clearly trying to placate the locals and show some kind of contrition.
- 布蘭克費恩顯然在盡力撫慰德國人,并表現出一定的悔悟.
期刊摘選
- Mrs Merkel would be foolish to placate her base by swerving right.
- 默克爾夫人如果為了安撫她的根基所在而轉到右翼就太愚蠢了.
期刊摘選
- Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.
- 甚至一紙書面道歉都沒能安撫這個怒氣沖沖的女主人.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- He hoped really to placate Butler in part by generous attitude throughout this procedure.
- 他實在希望通過這件事以他大方的態度使巴特勒緩和一些.
辭典例句
- Whether it can deliver results fast enough to placate US impatience with China is another matter.
- 至于能否奏效,能否及時平息美國政界對中國的不耐,則是另一回事.
期刊摘選
- They stress the placate protesters rather than respond with force.
- 他們把安撫騷動情緒置于反應能力之上.
期刊摘選
- One is of trying to placate China.
- 其一是試圖安撫中國.
期刊摘選
- Accommodation failed to placate the critics and may have demoralized supporters of a strong defense.
- 遷就沒有能安撫批評者,而可能使強大防務的支持者灰心喪氣.
辭典例句
- Tigress called over to placate him.
- 虎妞喊著勸慰.
漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子
- A move of this nature certainly would placate the Lakers'disgruntled star, Kobe Bryant.
- 這樣的舉動當然會安撫一下科比寂寞的心.
期刊摘選
- Watch for China to increase its capital flows to the emerging markets to placate critics.
- 讓我們等待中國增加對新興市場的資金流動,以安撫批評者吧.
期刊摘選
- He never attempts to placate his enemies.
- 他從不企圖安撫他的敵人.
期刊摘選
- He never attempts to placate his enemy.
- 他從不企圖與敵人和解.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- It's going to take a very good explanation to placate your parents.
- 要安撫你父母可得好好地解釋一番才行.
期刊摘選
- He smiled, trying to placate me.
- 他微笑著，想要安撫我。
辭典例句
- The concessions did little to placate the students.
- 讓步根本未能平息學生的憤怒。
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》