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

• They tame the lions in the army, not appease them.
  在军队中，他们对凶暴如狮的人是驯服他们而不是姑息他们。
• The need to appease powerful reactionaries in the church.
  安抚教会中有势力的保守分子的必要性。
• 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。
• He must appease Malay nationalists to keep his post, since his power base within UMNO is weak.
  他在巫统内部的权力基础相当薄弱，因此必须安抚马来民族主义分子，才能保住自己的职位。
• Several practical application prove that this resolvent not only can appease enterprise's request for privilege management of MIS, but also is very flexible and exercisable.
  通过在多个实际系统中的应用，证明此方案不仅可以满足企业对信息系统权限管理的要求，而且使权限管理具有很高的灵活性和可操作性。
• If Mabel should get another miff, they'd never be able to appease her.
  如果梅宝儿再发怒的话，他们就没办法使她息怒了。
• This food should appease his hunger.
  这些食物应该会让他感到比较不饥饿了。
• All pairs are also fitted with autoclave soles to appease the lifestyle look most of you are enjoying.
  也与所有对高压锅鞋底装有安抚的生活方式是你最期待的享受。
• 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。
• I think it would appease my parents if I do so this summer.
  我想如果我今年夏天就开始考虑，父母一定会倍感宽慰。