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pla.ce.boHplE5si:7bEJ, $-boJn [C]pl placebos a substance that is not a medicine but that is given to someone who is told that it is a medicine, usually used as a way of testing the effect of a drug given to others安慰剂She was only given a placebo, not the real drug, but she claimed she got better -- that's the placebo effect.给她的不是药是安慰剂，但她说好一些了----这就是安慰剂的效果。(fig.) These small concessions have been made as a placebo (= a way of trying to please someone who is not satisfied about something) to stop the workers making further demands.这些小让步就象安慰剂一样，防止工人们提出更多的要求。
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