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
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- 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。
- The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.
- 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.- 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。 - The offer has not appeased separatists.
该提议未能平抚分裂分子。
- Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate...
英英释义
verb
- make peace with
- overcome or allay
- quell my hunger
- cause to be more favorably inclined
- She managed to mollify the angry customer