| 单词 | appease |
| 释义 | appease 1 ENTRIES FOUND: appease (verb) appease /əˈpiːz/ verb appeases; appeased; appeasing appease /əˈpiːz/ verb appeases; appeased; appeasing Learner's definition of APPEASE [+ object] formal 1 often disapproving : to make (someone) pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired平息；安抚；绥靖 They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.为避免战争，他们对独裁者采取绥靖政策，接受了他的要求。 Efforts to appease [=pacify, placate] the angry protesters were unsuccessful.安抚愤怒抗议者的努力没能奏效。 His critics were not appeased by this last speech.这最后一次演讲没能安抚他的批评者们。 They made sacrifices to appease the gods.他们供奉祭品，求神息怒。 2 : to make (a pain, a problem, etc.) less painful or troubling缓解 We had no way to appease our hunger.我们无法缓解饥饿。 She appeased [=eased] her guilty conscience by telling him the truth.她把事情真相告诉了他，内心的愧疚不安得以缓解。 — appeasement /əˈpiːzmənt/ noun [noncount] the appeasement of a dictator对独裁者的绥靖 appeasement of hunger饥饿的缓解 |
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