appease的意思|示意

美 / əˈpiːz / 英 / əˈpiːz /

v. 平息,安抚;缓解

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


appease的用法详解

Appease,源自古拉丁文appacare,有缓和、安抚之意,指使某人安心,缓解某人的怒气、恐惧等,使其安定下来等意思。

Appease的最常见用法是拿来形容“安抚”或“缓解”的行为。比如:

The government gave in to the protesters’ demands in order to appease them.

政府向抗议者的要求屈服,以安抚他们。

She appeased him by offering him a small gift.

她给他一件小礼物安抚他。

Appease也可用于形容安抚事物,而不只是人。比如:

The Czar appeased the revolutionaries by granting them a constitution.

沙皇向革命者许诺宪法,以缓解他们的怒火。

Some of the townsfolk lit incense to appease the angry gods.

有些城里人点香以祈求神明不要发怒。

Appease也可以用在反义结构中,比如:

The government refused to appease the protesters.

政府拒绝安抚抗议者的要求。

We cannot appease the gods with gold and jewelry.

我们不能用金钱和珠宝来安抚神明。

appease相关短语

1、 To appease 安抚,稳贴,平抚,绥靖

2、 appease mountain dog 阿彭策尔山地犬

3、 to appease someone 安抚某人

4、 appease hunger 缓解饥饿

5、 appease e 平息

6、 Effort to appease 努力的安抚

7、 appease sb's anger 使某人息怒

8、 If you can't appease 如果不能安抚

9、 If you can not appease 如果不能安抚

appease相关例句

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.

期刊摘选

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.

期刊摘选

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》

Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate.

甘地被一些人指责试图对两派选民都加以姑息。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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.

期刊摘选

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.

期刊摘选

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》