| 单词 | placate |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔bread and circuses〕Offerings, such as benefits or entertainments, intended to placate discontent or distract attention from a policy or situation.面包和杂技，小惠：用来安抚不满情绪或转移对政策或境况注意力的礼物，如利益或娱乐美国传统〔intent〕His intent is clearly not to placate his critics.他的目的显然不是要安抚批评他的人。牛津高阶〔placate〕Efforts to placate local government officials have thus far failed.安抚地方政府官员的努力迄今为止无一成功。麦克米伦高阶〔placate〕He smiled, trying to placate me.他微笑着, 试图来抚慰我。外研社新世纪〔placate〕He smiled, trying to placate me.他微笑着，想要安抚我。柯林斯高阶〔placate〕I tried to placate her by offering to pay for the repairs.我提出支付修理费来抚慰他。21世纪英汉〔placate〕Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements.许诺今后进行改善无法安抚愤怒的少数民族团体。剑桥高阶〔placate〕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。韦氏高阶〔placate〕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。韦氏高阶〔placate〕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。外研社新世纪〔placate〕The concessions did little to placate the students.让步根本没能平息学生的愤怒。牛津高阶〔placate〕These changes did little to placate the unions.这些变革对于工会没有起到多少安抚作用。朗文当代〔soothe〕To calm or placate.使平静或安慰美国传统〔sop〕Something yielded to placate or soothe.抚慰品：用于安慰或抚慰的东西美国传统Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements.将来改善的许诺不能安抚愤怒的少数民族。剑桥国际The letter made him furious, and it took some time to placate him.那封信使他很生气，花了好长时间才使他平静下来。剑桥国际The new scheme won't placate family-business owners.新的计划不能安抚家族企业拥有者。剑桥国际 |
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