supplicatory

supplicatory

1. 'Pray,' said Mr. Lorry, in a soothing tone, bringing hi' left hand from the back of the chair to lay it on the supplicatory fingers that clasped him in so violent a tremble; 'pray control your agitation--a matter of business.

“请你，”罗瑞先生安慰她说，把放在椅背上的左手放到紧抓住他的求援的手指上，那手指剧烈地颤抖着，“控制自己，不要激动--这只是业务工作。

2. He lifted up his hands and uttered a supplicatory croak;

他抬起双手，发出哀求的哇哇声；

3. A letter to Iran's Supreme Leader is a productive gesture only if it gets a response;if it doesn't, it seems weak and supplicatory.

写给伊朗最高领导人的信只有在得到回复的情况下才算是卓有成效的表态，否则将是胆小懦弱、摇尾乞怜的表现。