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

• 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。
• This food should appease his hunger.
  这些食物应该会让他感到比较不饥饿了。
• The government tried to appease discontented workers.
  政府试图安抚不满的工人们。
• It is a blunder for them to try to appease the aggressor.
  他们想姑息侵略者，那是一个大错。
• Several practical application prove that this resolvent not only can appease enterprise's request for privilege management of MIS, but also is very flexible and exercisable.
  通过在多个实际系统中的应用，证明此方案不仅可以满足企业对信息系统权限管理的要求，而且使权限管理具有很高的灵活性和可操作性。
• Be helpful for lighten asthma or cough. Appease nerve and blue mood.
  有助于减轻气喘、嗽等症状，安抚神经，消除紧张心理和低沉情绪。
• Livni took a much tougher line on Iran, saying Israel and the international community need to confront Tehran and not appease it.
  利夫尼对伊朗则采取了比较强硬的态度。她说，以色列和国际社会需要对抗德黑兰，而不是安抚德黑兰。
• 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。
• He said he could eat an elephant to appease his hunger.
  他说他吃光一头大象才能充饥。
• Descend and appease your hunger with our bread and quench your thirst with our wine.
  下来用我们的面包充饥，用我们的葡萄酒解渴吧。