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mollify

英 [ˈmɒlɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ]

v.  使平静; 抚慰

过去分词:mollified 过去式:mollified 现在分词:mollifying 第三人称单数:mollifies 

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BNC.21154 / COCA.21490

牛津词典

    verb

    • 使平静;抚慰
      to make sb feel less angry or upset

      柯林斯词典

      • VERB 抚慰;安抚
        If youmollifysomeone, you do or say something to make them less upset or angry.
        1. The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
          展开调查主要是为了安抚那些压力集团。

      英英释义

      verb

      双语例句

      • The President's comments, however did little to mollify the project's opponents.
        总统的这番话并没有平息反对这个计划的人的愤怒。
      • Hard discipline may be needed to preserve the euro, and to mollify German voters who do not want to bankroll irresponsible neighbours.
        强硬的规则是必要的,可以保护欧元,也可以安抚不愿再为不负责任的邻国掏腰包的德国选民。
      • To mollify Mr Wynn and Mr Ho, both were allowed to sell one sub-concession apiece.
        为了安抚韦恩和何鸿燊,他们各自获准出售一张次级经营权牌照。
      • She managed to mollify her angry boss.
        她顺利平息了她生气的老板。
      • Something that'll mollify the right.
        这些话要能安抚一下右翼。
      • The author think that the international point about RMB currency value under-estimating mainly base on the political reasons rather than the economic reason, hence I feel that we need mollify the current pressure from both short-time and long-time.
        本人认为目前国际上有关人民币币值低估的观点主要基于政治原因而非经济原因,于是为了缓和目前人民币升值的压力需要从短期与长期两方面着手,由表及里地化解国际上要求人民币升值的压力。
      • Jack claimed that he could mollify the mayor's wife.
        杰克宣称他不能让市长夫人平静过下来。
      • But Samsung's rapid response to the indictment fit a pattern for the way it has coped with other high-profile legal difficulties in recent years: by quickly taking big steps to mollify public anger.
        但是三星集团对赵俊雄的声明迅速做出的反应倒是和它一贯作风相符,近年来该公司在卷入闹得沸沸扬扬的法律纠纷时总能在第一时间出手、平息众怒。
      • His explanation failed to mollify her.
        他的解释未能消解她的怒气。
      • A shorter working week has been proposed to mollify the effects of the new working arrangements.
        一个较短的上作周被建议用来缓和新的工作安排的影响。