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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

      双语例句

      • He said he could eat an elephant to appease his hunger.
        他说他吃光一头大象才能充饥。
      • This food should appease his hunger.
        这些食物应该会让他感到比较不饥饿了。
      • I did it to appease the rest of my group.
        我是为了要平息我的手下。
      • 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。
      • The government tried to appease discontented workers.
        政府试图安抚不满的工人们。
      • 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。
      • Livni took a much tougher line on Iran, saying Israel and the international community need to confront Tehran and not appease it.
        利夫尼对伊朗则采取了比较强硬的态度。她说,以色列和国际社会需要对抗德黑兰,而不是安抚德黑兰。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • He has to appease his young brother.
        他不得不迁就他的弟弟。