| 释义 |
ap·pease /əˈpiːz/
vt.
1. 平息(怒气、纷争等)；(以满足对方要求等让步方式)抚慰
appease a crying child by giving him candy 给啼哭的孩子吃糖使他不哭
Nothing could appease the crying child. 什么东西都没法使孩子不哭。
2. 缓解(饥渴等)；使(胃口、欲望等)得以满足
Water appeases thirst. 水能解渴。
Her stomach is appeased. 她的肚子饱了。
3. 绥靖，姑息
Chamberlain should never have tried to appease Hitler. 张伯伦根本不应该试图绥靖希特勒。
4. 对…的要求作出让步
The boy appeased his father and went back home. 男孩听了父亲的话，回家去了。
[< OFr apaisier < pais peace < L pax] |