Appease
[ ə'piz ]
第4级
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vt. 安抚，缓和;对…让步;绥靖，姑息;满足（欲望）;
💡 词根助记
ap加强+pease=peace平静→平息
📝 例句
A good dinner will appease your hunger.
丰盛的晚餐将为你充饥。
It was a blunder for them to try to appease the aggressor.
他们想姑息侵略者,那是一个大错。
To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions;appease.
平息，安抚，调解平息怒火，尤指通过达成协议；使和解
He hunted up a restaurant to appease his hunger.
他好容易找到一家餐馆去填饱肚子。
Nothing could appease the crying child.
什么都无法使孩子不哭。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ ap-拼音“阿婆”,pease-peace和睦:和阿婆和睦相处,家庭矛盾缓和了
※ ap-拼音“阿婆”,p-拼音“拍”,ease-容易:阿婆用手拍拍他,这样容易平静下来
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
ad-在p前变为ap-
表示“在；使；向”
📖 牛津释义
appease
v[Tn]
make (sb/sth) quiet or calm, usu by making concessions or by satisfying demands 使（某人[某事物]）安静或平息（通常为作出让步或满足要求）
appease sb's anger/hunger/curiosity 平息某人的怒气[使某人充饥/满足某人的好奇心].
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'pi:z]vt. 抚慰, 缓解, 平息, 姑息【法】 使和缓, 使满足, 姑息
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Yes, I'm quite satisfied. That would be more than I have expected.
我很满意，比我期望的要多。
Can we make the 5:30 train?
我们能赶上5:30的火车？
Lying and stealing are immoral.
说谎和偷窃都是不道德的。