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

• make peace with
  Synonym:propitiate
• overcome or allay
  1. quell my hunger
  Synonym:quellstay
• cause to be more favorably inclined
  1. She managed to mollify the angry customer
  Synonym:pacifylenifyconciliateassuagemollifyplacategentlegruntle

双语例句

• His appointment would appear a political move designed to appease Washington.
  他的任命看上去是一个旨在安抚美国政府的政治举动。
• If ICANN fails to appease these interest groups, the consequences could be severe.
  如果icann无法安抚这些互联网群体，那么后果可能是严重的。
• He has to appease his young brother.
  他不得不迁就他的弟弟。
• 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。
• 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。
• By charisma of veterans, Abe expect to regain electorates and appease different voices.
  安倍希望借政坛老将的魅力重新夺回选民，平息党内的批评意见。
• Be helpful for lighten asthma or cough. Appease nerve and blue mood.
  有助于减轻气喘、嗽等症状，安抚神经，消除紧张心理和低沉情绪。
• He said he could eat an elephant to appease his hunger.
  他说他吃光一头大象才能充饥。
• Recantation was not enough to appease the company and she was sacked a few days later.
  公开认错不足以让公司平息，几天后她便被炒了鱿鱼。
• 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。