placate 详细解释

placate

[plei'keit]

v.抚慰, 平息, 和解

词形变化

形容词: placatory | 名词: placater | 动词过去式: placated | 动词过去分词: placated | 动词现在分词: placating | 动词第三人称单数: placates |

词义辨析

同义参见:

soften  harmonize  pacify  intervene  

反义:

vt.抚慰; 和解; 怀柔

enrage  

英英释义

动词 placate:

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

同义词:pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, gentle, gruntle

补充

placateplacate英:[pləˈkeit] 美:[ˈpleˌket, ˈplækˌet]vt.1.安抚, 抚慰, 使平静

例句

1. an attempt by the Prime Minister to placate his supporters首相为安抚支持者做出的努力 2. The baby wouldn't be placated and continued to cry all night.婴儿怎样哄也安静不下来, 哭了整整一个晚上。 3. He smiled, trying to placate me.他微笑着, 试图来抚慰我。 4. I tried to placate her by offering to pay for the repairs.我提出支付修理费来抚慰他。 5. they attempted to placate the students with promises.他们试图以许诺来安抚学生。 6. The administration placated protesters by agreeing to consider their demands.政府同意考虑抗议者的要求以安抚他们。 7. The angry customer was not placated by the clerk's apology.店员的道歉没能平息消费者的愤怒。