appease

They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.为避免战争，他们对独裁者采取绥靖政策，接受了他的要求。

Efforts to appease [=pacify, placate] the angry protesters were unsuccessful.安抚愤怒抗议者的努力没能奏效。

His critics were not appeased by this last speech.这最后一次演讲没能安抚他的批评者们。

They made sacrifices to appease the gods.他们供奉祭品，求神息怒。

We had no way to appease our hunger.我们无法缓解饥饿。

She appeased [=eased] her guilty conscience by telling him the truth.她把事情真相告诉了他，内心的愧疚不安得以缓解。