Appease
[ə'piːz] or [ə'piz]
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.
狄伦編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. [1]. Pacify, calm, quiet, soothe, tranquillize, allay, assuage, mollify, alleviate, mitigate, abate, ease, compose, still, hush, lull, dull, quell, blunt, temper, attemper, lessen, qualify.[2]. Propitiate, reconcile, make propitious, make favorable.
唐纳德錄入
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Pacify,[See {[BSPURRO]?}], mitigate, conciliate, propitiate, moderate,satisfy, stay, allay, quiet, soften, calm, compose, soothe, hush, cool,tranquilize
ANT:Excite, provoke, aggravate, exasperate, inflame, embitter, incense, intensify,stimulate, kindle
格拉迪斯校對
解釋/意思:
v.t. to pacify: propitiate one who is angry: to quiet: to allay: to pacify by granting demands.—adj. Appeas′able.—n. Appease′ment the action of appeasing: the state of being appeased.—adv. Appeas′ingly.
弗洛西錄入
例句/造句/用法:
- The duke being of gentlemanly manners, to give everybody their due, sought to appease matters a little. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Nothing could console and nothing could appease her. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- He did not retaliate, however, but on the contrary showed every disposition to appease his subordinate. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Caroline rose, and made her way noiselessly through the dark passages to the kitchen, intending to appease him with a piece of bread. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- We were always moved to appease him with the stub before the cigar was half gone, because he looked so viciously anxious. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- He had Mrs. Yorke to appease; not quite so easy a task as the pacification of her housemaids. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Yes, but you won't do it, answered Laurie, who wished to make up, but felt that his outraged dignity must be appeased first. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- It has scarce ever happened, that the fury and indignation of the people could otherwise be appeased. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Her wretchedness I could have borne, but her passionher maliceAt all events it must be appeased. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- I only want some money, said Laurie, walking on again, appeased by her hearty tone. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- When my hunger was appeased, I directed my steps towards the well-known path that conducted to the cottage. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- Disdain would but have incensed; it was indifference that appeased his rough spirit. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Mr Boffin appeased him with a wave of his hand, and said: 'I employed him, Wegg. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
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