appease

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vt. 抚慰, 缓解, 平息, 姑息 [法] 使和缓, 使满足, 姑息

发音

其它 /əˈpiːz/

词形变化

appeased appeases 三单 appeases appeasest appeaseth appeasing appeasing 现在分词 appeased 过去式 appeased 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

    安抚

    to appease the tumult of the ocean

  2. 2.

    To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

    They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

stay gentle pacify quell placate assuage conciliate gruntle lenify mollify

上位词 10

still meet quiet calm fit fill settle makeup fulfill satisfy

词源

From Middle English apesen, from Old French apeser (“to pacify, bring to peace”).

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