中英互译
appease
英 /əˈpiːz/美 /əˈpiːz/
基本释义
- vt.平息,安抚;缓解
第三人称单数appeases
现在分词appeasing
过去式appeased
过去分词appeased
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词语例句
平息,安抚vt.
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。
缓解vt.
We had no way to appease our hunger.
我们无法缓解饥饿。
- Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate.甘地被一些人指责试图对两派选民都加以姑息。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Children aren't born knowing how to say "I'm sorry"; rather, they learn over time that such statements appease parents and friends and their own consciences.孩子并不是生来就知道如何说“对不起”;相反,随着时间的推移,他们才明白这样的表达能安抚父母、朋友和自己的良心。
- Or is it simply a move to appease its critics?或者说此举只是为了平息对它的批评?
网络短语
- To appease安抚;稳贴;平抚;绥靖
- appease mountain dog阿彭策尔山地犬
- to appease someone安抚某人
- appease hunger缓解饥饿
- appease e平息
词语扩展
adj.
appeasable缓和得了的;劝解得了的;平息得了的
n.
appeasement缓和,平息;姑息
appeaser劝解人
词义分布
安抚
86%
缓解
4%
安慰
4%
姑息
4%
绥靖
2%
英英释义
- v.cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- v.overcome or allay
- v.make peace with
词源
- appease安抚发音释义:[ə'piːz] vt. 使平息;使满足;使和缓;对…让步 结构分析:appease = ap(=ad,使)+ pease(和平)→使…和平→安抚 词源解析:pease←拉丁语pacem(和平) 同源词:peace(和平) 衍生词:appeaser(劝解人),appeasement(绥靖、姑息)
- appease安抚前缀ap-同ad-. -pease, 同peace, 和平。即安抚,使和平。
- appease平息,安抚,缓和词根词缀: ap-来,临近 + peas(-pac-)和平 + -e