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pacify

美['pæsɪfaɪ]  英['pæsɪfaɪ]
v.  使 ... 平静;抚慰;安慰
  形容词:pacifiable  过去式:pacified  过去分词:pacified  现在分词:pacifying  第三人称单数:pacifies
  近义词:appease,mollify,soothe,calm,placate,quiet,tranquilize,calmdown,assuage,conciliate,silence,compose,relieve,soften,allay,quell,lenify,gruntle,gentle,

详细释义

v.(动词)
  1. 平息(战争)
  2. 抚慰
  3. 使安定
  4. 安抚
  5. 使...平息下来
  6. 获得安宁
  7. 平定
  8. 使实现和平
  9. 使(某人)安静
  10. 息怒

英英释义

Verb
  1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;

    "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

  2. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location);

    "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. She knew that he had become delirious, and tried to pacify him.她知道他已经神志昏迷起来了,极力想使他镇静下来。
  2. He tried to pacify the protesters with promise of reform.他试图以改革的承诺安抚抗议者。
  3. I bought an ice cream to pacify my crying daughter.我买了个冰淇淋来抚慰哭泣的女儿。
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