placate
verb /pləˈkeɪt/
/ˈpleɪkeɪt/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they placate | /pləˈkeɪt/ /ˈpleɪkeɪt/ |
he / she / it placates | /pləˈkeɪts/ /ˈpleɪkeɪts/ |
past simple placated | /pləˈkeɪtɪd/ /ˈpleɪkeɪtɪd/ |
past participle placated | /pləˈkeɪtɪd/ /ˈpleɪkeɪtɪd/ |
-ing form placating | /pləˈkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈpleɪkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- placate somebody to make somebody feel less angry about something
synonym pacify安抚;平息(怒气) - She saw the anger in his eyes and stepped forward with a placating smile.
她看到他眼中的愤怒,带着安抚的微笑走上前去。 - The concessions did little to placate the students.
让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
- They have placated the students with offers of extra tuition before the exams.
他们在考试前提供额外的学费来安抚学生。 - measures designed to placate the demonstrators
旨在安抚示威者的措施
词源late 17th cent.: from Latin placat- ‘appeased’, from the verb placare. - She saw the anger in his eyes and stepped forward with a placating smile.