appease

appeaseappeaseD.J.:[əˈpi:z]K.K.:[əˈpiz]vt.1.■使平息; 使满足He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.他试图给那个啼哭的孩子糖果使他不哭。

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appease[ə'pi:z]vt.1.■使镇静，使平静；使缓和，使息怒，平息(纷争、怒气等)：to appease the angry King painstakingly竭力使国王息怒2.■(以满足对方要求等让步方式)抚慰，安抚；姑息，绥靖：Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler with Sudetenland at Munich.张伯伦在慕尼黑企图牺牲苏台德地区来安抚希特勒。3.■对…的要求做出让步：The wife appeased her husband and went back home.妻子对她丈夫的要求做了让步，回家去了。4.■使(欲望、胃口等)得以满足，满足(好奇心、要求等)，充(饥)，解(渴)，缓解(饥渴等)：Water appeases thirst.水能解渴。The fruit appeased his hunger.他以果充饥。近义词pacify变形vt.appeasedappeasing

appeaseappease[əˈpi:z]vt.1.■使平静, 使缓和2.■姑息, 对...让步3.■使满足appease sb.'s anger平息某人的怒气appease sb.'s curiosity满足某人好奇心Water appeases thirst.水能解渴。

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继承用法appeasableadj.1.■可平息的, 可满足的appeasement[əˈpi:zmənt]n.appeasern.

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参考词汇见pacify;