appease

英 [ə'piːz] 美[ə'piz]
  • vt. 使平息;使满足;使和缓;对…让步

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词态变化


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

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1. peace => appease.

中文词源


appease 安抚

前缀ap-同ad-. -pease, 同peace, 和平。即安抚,使和平。

英英释意


1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify the angry customer"
2. overcome or allay;
"quell my hunger"
3. make peace with

英文词源


appease
appease: see peace
appease (v.)
c. 1300 "to reconcile," from Anglo-French apeser, Old French apaisier "to pacify, make peace, appease, be reconciled, placate" (12c.), from the phrase a paisier "bring to peace," from a "to" (see ad-) + pais, from Latin pacem (nominative pax) "peace" (see peace). Related: Appeased; appeasing.

考试真题


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.

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实用场景例句


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

[不可数名词]a policy of appeasement
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The offer has not appeased separatists.
该提议未能平抚分裂分子。

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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。

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In such a tight labour market, companies appease workers by offering higher wages.
在劳动力卖方市场, 企业以提供更高的工资来满足雇员.

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It would be fun to appease the appetite of hungry people.
满足饥饿者的胃口会很有趣.

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Can you appease the boy's curiosity?
你能满足这个男孩的好奇心 吗 ?

辞典例句

He tried to appease his angry mother with kind words.
他试图用宽厚的话抚慰愤怒的母亲.

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A king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will appease it.
王的震怒, 如杀人的使者.但智慧人能止息王怒.

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Publicly, Mr. Netanyahu must appease his coalition partners who oppose any curbs on construction in Jerusalem.
内塔尼亚胡在公开场合必须安抚那些反对停止耶路撒冷建设的盟友.

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The crisis forced him to make some political concessions to appease the masses.
这次危机迫使他做出一些政治上的让步来安抚大众.

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After Munich Conference, America? s policy was not only to appease Germany , but also to contain it.
慕尼黑会议之后, 美国的对德政策是绥靖与遏制并存.

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A measure intended to help appease the pain caused by the reforms ended upshavingsthe opposite effect.
减税措施本来旨在缓解改革导致的痛苦,最终却产生相反的效果.

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He has to appease his young brother.
他不得不迁就他的弟弟.

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After nearly two hours of police persuasion, to appease the man basic emotional stability.
经过民警近两个小时的劝解 、 安抚,该男子情绪基本稳定.

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Nothing could appease the crying child.
什么都无法使孩子不哭.

辞典例句

If Mabel should get another miff, they'd never be able to appease her.
如果梅宝儿再发怒的话, 他们就没办法使她息怒了.

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It was a blunder for them to try to appease the aggressor.
他们想姑息侵略者,那是一个大错.

辞典例句

He hunted up a restaurant to appease his hunger.
他好容易找到一家餐馆去填饱肚子.

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Fifteen percent of employers reported modifying their policies in order to appease their Gen Y employees.
有15%的雇主称为了吸引Y代员工,他们修改了公司规定.

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Dispel unpleasant smells. Stimulate appetite. Appease vehemency and depression.
祛除异味, 刺激食欲, 赶山肠胃,安抚焦虑、愤怒、沮丧.

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Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler with Sudetenland at Munich.
张伯伦在慕尼黑企图牺牲苏台德地区来安抚希特勒.

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Prayers, charms, incantations were used to appease the gods or to ward off demons.
人类用祈祷, 符咒, 咒语向上帝表达悔意或者是驱赶魔鬼.

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Sedation appease facial skin cream containing rare plants, efficient components skin penetration to the bottom.
镇静安抚面部肌肤,含珍贵植物精华, 高效成份渗透至肌肤底层,使肌肤更易吸收,加快代谢,令肌肤.

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He said he could eat an elephant to appease his hunger.
他说他吃光一头大象才能充饥.

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For all of China's wealth, the party is desperate to appease the restive rural masses.
为了中国整体富裕, 党不顾一切安抚焦躁的农村群体.

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Meaning mediate a dispute and appease conflict.
调解纠纷,缓和矛盾.

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He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.
他试图给那个啼哭的孩子糖果使他不哭.

《简明英汉词典》

We stock 20 fresh scents, each designed to appease your senses and leave you overwhelmed with pleasure.
我们的浴&肥皂酒吧被设计清洗和重新补充您的皮肤,使您感受新鲜, 豪华和富有.美国不调控我们的肥皂 作为 化妆用品,因此自然工艺是最接近的类别.

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