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单词 appease
释义
appease
verb[T]
disapproving
uk
/əˈpiːz/us
/əˈpiːz/
topreventfurtherdisagreementinargumentsorwarby giving to theopposingsideanadvantagethat they havedemanded:
Sheclaimedthat thegovernmenthad onlychangedthelawinorderto appeasetheircritics.她称政府修改法律仅仅是为了安抚那些批评政府的人。
Synonyms
placate
propitiateformal
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appeasement
(Definition ofappeasefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
appease
verb[T]
formaldisapproving
uk
/əˈpiːz/us
/əˈpiːz/
topreventfurtherdisagreementinargumentsorwarby giving to the othersideanadvantagethat they havedemanded
平息；抚慰；绥靖；姑息
Sheclaimedthat thegovernmenthad onlychangedthelawinorderto appeasetheircritics.她称政府修改法律仅仅是为了安抚那些批评政府的人。

appease| American Dictionary

appease
verb[T]
us
/əˈpiz/
(inargumentsorwar) topreventfurtherdisagreementby giving to the othersidesomething that they havedemanded:
Theyquestionedwhether, in hisdesireto appease the conservatives in his ownparty, thepresidentwassellingout to them.
(Definition ofappeasefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofappease

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Where the moderates coaxed, appeased and conciliated, the radicals preferred to cajole, to threaten and to force.
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Which package of policies the government chooses toappeasethe various coalition members and to buy off veto-players could vary.
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The very fact that he tried toappeasenationalist opposition by speaking its language is itself indicative of the constraints on him.
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Usually bliss occurs when desires are temporarily appeased and the common mental diffuseness is forgotten.
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The new legislation was conceived as a political compromise toappeasetwo strongly opposed forces: reformists and the old guard.
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Nonetheless, his intent was to control andappeasethe oppressive thoughts of death without inviting death itself.
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The new treaty appeased both the agrarian lobby and heavy industry as well as export-orientated light industry.
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For a long time the sea howls and the river replies, but little by little, the winds are appeased and the sea is calmed.
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The appalling realities of child labour were sublimated into an ideal that wouldappeasethe audience.
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These colonists feared the earth spirits of the new land and tried toappeasethem by giving them offerings and by treating them with respect.
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The state set out toappeasewomen rather than to provoke them.
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By doing this, the local communities and the local authorities, who are constantly haunted by dreams of access to forestry ' royalties ', could be politically appeased.
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These examples show how courts find it difficult to disregard localism and apply universalism, and thus use their discretion toappeaselocalism.
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The rearmament programme ironically reinforced this preference for maintaining the status quo and appeasing both business and labour.
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The polysemic coding of the word 'family' works toappeasedifferent target audiences.
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