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单词 placate
释义
placate
verb[T]
uk
/pləˈkeɪt/us
/ˈpleɪ.keɪt/
tostopsomeone fromfeelingangry:
平息，安抚
Outragedminoritygroupswill not be placated bypromisesoffutureimprovements.许诺今后进行改善无法安抚愤怒的少数民族团体。
Synonyms
appeaseoftendisapproving
assuageformal
conciliate
mollify
pacify
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to become calm or make someone calm
  • calm downDad was really angry and it was a long time before he calmed down.
  • calmHe calmed the crying baby.
  • settle downChildren, settle down and take your seats!
  • simmer downOkay, simmer down - no one's trying to upset you.
  • cool down/offWhy don't you go for a walk and cool off?
  • chill outMum, chill out! I'll be home before midnight, I promise!
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Calming and relaxing
  • assuage
  • balls-to-the-wall
  • bask
  • bread
  • bread and circusesidiom
  • calm
  • chill
  • humour
  • let/blow off steamidiom
  • lie down
  • lightensomethingup
  • lull
  • lullsomeoneintosomething
  • relaxation
  • settle
  • shirt
  • simmer
  • simmer down
  • slow down
  • slow lane
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(Definition ofplacatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

placate| American Dictionary

placate
verb[T]
us
/ˈpleɪ·keɪt,ˈplæk·eɪt/
tostopsomeone fromfeelingangry:
She’s moreeasilyplacated than herhusband.
(Definition ofplacatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplacate

placate
Toplacatehis enemies, restrictions on the freedom of the press were first eased and then abolished.
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Some effort was made, therefore, toplacatethe populace by addressing their material and security needs as well as by rehabilitating public institutions and facilities.
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The policy reform of the care of the elderly ended up adopting various compromises in order toplacatethe old guard.
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This not only increases private sector participation but also ensures that punishment of government does not merely represent scapegoating or efforts toplacatethe disaffected.
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Such a move was very strategic, for not only did itplacatethe fishermen but asserted the authority of the kadakkodi.
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Yet on the other hand, policy is also fiendishly designed to supply cheap labour while placating a nativist electorate.
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They have only to humour andplacatethe individuals involved, fawning and toadying appropriately, and all will be well.
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In the late 1960s, however, central government's efforts toplacatelocal authorities failed to provide a flexible measure for inducing the right kind of cooperation.
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Secondly, to avoid conflict, carers placated the person with dementia and gave in to them, even if it delayed the completion of a task.
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By pleading guilty men hoped toplacatecomplainants, disputing neither the facts presented nor the importance of gaining a father's consent.
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Caught between the demands of patriotism and the demands of commercialism, the city council needed to find some way toplacateeveryone.
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It is even possible that his need toplacatethe honored master completely was strong enough to induce him to fabricate the story of the theory's general propagation.
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Royal stock also built relations beyond the polity, being used toplacateand to trade with other sovereigns.
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But beware of the day when the workers meet you in battle array, as they will unless you are prepared toplacatethe situation.
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Above all else, its shareholders must be placated and its share price upheld.
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