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placate

美 [ˈpleɪkeɪt]英 [pləˈkeɪt]
  • vt.安抚;平息(怒气)

过去式: placated 现在分词: placating 过去分词: placated 第三人称单数: placates

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verb

VN安抚;平息(怒气)
to make sb feel less angry about sth

a placating smile

表示和解的微笑

The concessions did little to placate the students.

让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

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placate

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  • 1
    VERB 安抚;抚慰
    If you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry.

    He smiled, trying to placate me...

    他微笑着,想要安抚我。

verb

1
cause to be more favorably inclined;gain the good will of
She managed to mollify the angry customer
Synonym: pacify lenify conciliate assuage appease mollify gentle gruntle

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  1. His intent is clearly not to placate his critics .

    他的目的显然不是要安抚批评他的人。

  2. He smiled , trying to placate me

    他微笑着,想要安抚我。

  3. The concessions did little to placate the students .

    让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

  4. ' I didn 't mean to upset you , ' Agnew said in a placating voice .

    阿格纽用抚慰的语气说:“我不是有意让你不高兴。”

  5. Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess .

    甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人。

  6. She hardly knew how to answer this , and yet her wrath was not placated .

    她几乎不知道该如何来回答他,然而她的怒气并没有气息

  7. The tax will placate local government demands for a share in local resources .

    此税将安抚当地政府为达到当地资源分享的要求。

  8. Watch for China to increase its capital flows to the emerging markets to placate critics .

    让我们等待中国增加对新兴市场的资金流动,以安抚批评者吧。

  9. The letter made him furious , and it took some time to placate him .

    那封信使他很生气,花了好长时间才使他平静下来。

  10. Placate the labour unions on Trade and get them to support Mr Obama on healthcare .

    在贸易问题上安抚工会,以便让他们支持奥巴马的医改方案。

  11. The parenting coach told Zhang Heng to placate the children .

    这个育儿教练让张恒去安抚一下两个小朋友。

  12. It 's no use trying to placate him , he 's furious .

    他正在气头上,你劝他也无济于事。

  13. He hoped really to placate Butler in part by generous attitude throughout this procedure .

    他实在希望通过这件事以他大方的态度使巴特勒缓和一些。

  14. You had better placate your parent 's angry .

    你最好安抚你家人的怒气。

  15. The desire of politicians to placate the public .

    政治家们想要安抚公众的愿望。

  16. He smiled , and made a gesture intended to placate me .

    他微笑了一下,做了一个意在安抚我的手势。

  17. Placating an angry lot of tenants ; kids who made a noisy lot .

    抚慰一群愤怒的佃农;一群吵闹的孩子。

  18. He never attempt to placate his enemy .

    他从不企图与敌人和解。

  19. Certain critics will never be placated and fiscal first-quarter results weren 't the greatest .

    当然,总会有人批评,而且沃尔玛第一季度的表现也不是最好的。

  20. Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements .

    将来改善的许诺不能安抚愤怒的少数民族。

  21. In any case , China may end up using more of its reserve funds to address domestic problems or placate domestic interest groups .

    不论结果如何,中国最终可能需要动用更多的储备资金去解决其国内问题,或安抚国内利益集团。

  22. The various accounting bodies are trying to placate the politicians while avoiding watering down standards too much .

    各家会计机构正加紧安抚政客们,避免过度降低标准。

  23. A breakthrough in either area could be enough to placate shareholders and prevent Microsoft returning at a later date .

    无论在哪个领域取得突破,可能都足以安抚股东情绪,防止微软日后卷土重来。

  24. Lenders may be harder to placate than diplomats .

    放贷者可能会比外交家更难安抚。

  25. The first involves placating regulators , who fret that it may be abusing its considerable power .

    首先是安抚那些担心谷歌滥用权力的监管者。

  26. Accommodation failed to placate the critics and may have demoralized supporters of a strong defense .

    迁就没有能安抚批评者,而可能使强大防务的支持者灰心丧气。

  27. Nobody would tell her the truth , they were all too anxious to placate and to soothe .

    谁也不愿告诉她事实真相,他们都急于安慰她。

  28. If there are any signs of changes in the right direction occurring , I think that will be enough to placate the American people .

    如果出现任何迹象,显示我们在向好的方向作出改变,我想这就足以安抚美国民众。

  29. That means hiring local managers , investing in local research and placating local concerns & for example by listing subsidiaries locally .

    这将意味着雇佣当地经理,对当地研究进行投资,并关注本地&比如说在当地上市子公司。

  30. A move of this nature certainly would placate the Lakers ' disgruntled star , Kobe Bryant .

    这样的举动当然会安抚一下科比寂寞的心。