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　

GRETEM8法律

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
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. The offer has not appeased separatists.
     该提议未能平抚分裂分子。

英英释义

verb

• make peace with
  Synonym:propitiate
• overcome or allay
  1. quell my hunger
  Synonym:quellstay
• cause to be more favorably inclined
  1. She managed to mollify the angry customer
  Synonym:pacifylenifyconciliateassuagemollifyplacategentlegruntle

双语例句

• He has to appease his young brother.
  他不得不迁就他的弟弟。
• The government tried to appease discontented workers.
  政府试图安抚不满的工人们。
• His appointment would appear a political move designed to appease Washington.
  他的任命看上去是一个旨在安抚美国政府的政治举动。
• This food should appease his hunger.
  这些食物应该会让他感到比较不饥饿了。
• He must appease Malay nationalists to keep his post, since his power base within UMNO is weak.
  他在巫统内部的权力基础相当薄弱，因此必须安抚马来民族主义分子，才能保住自己的职位。
• He said he could eat an elephant to appease his hunger.
  他说他吃光一头大象才能充饥。
• They tame the lions in the army, not appease them.
  在军队中，他们对凶暴如狮的人是驯服他们而不是姑息他们。
• If ICANN fails to appease these interest groups, the consequences could be severe.
  如果icann无法安抚这些互联网群体，那么后果可能是严重的。
• By charisma of veterans, Abe expect to regain electorates and appease different voices.
  安倍希望借政坛老将的魅力重新夺回选民，平息党内的批评意见。
• If Mabel should get another miff, they'd never be able to appease her.
  如果梅宝儿再发怒的话，他们就没办法使她息怒了。