mollify
英 ['mɒlɪfaɪ]
美['mɑlɪfaɪ]
- vt. 平息，缓和；使…平静；使…变软
英英释意
- 1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
- "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
- 2. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate;
- "she tempered her criticism"
- 3. make less rigid or softer
双语例句
- 1. The inves-tigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
- 展开调查主要是为了安抚那些压力集团。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She managed to mollify her angry boss.
- 她顺利平息了她生气的老板.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Say something to mollify his anger.
- 你去解劝几句,叫他别生气了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
- 展开调查主要是为了安抚那些压力集团。
来自辞典例句
- 5. He tried to mollify his father's anger by apologizing.
- 他企图以认错来减缓他父亲的怒气.
来自辞典例句