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pacify

英 [ˈpæsɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈpæsɪfaɪ]

v.  使平静; 平息; 抚慰; 平息战争; 使实现和平

过去分词:pacified 现在分词:pacifying 过去式:pacified 第三人称单数:pacifies 

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Collins.1 / BNC.19225 / COCA.18896

牛津词典

    verb

    • 使平静;平息;抚慰
      to make sb who is angry or upset become calm and quiet
      1. The baby could not be pacified.
        怎么也止不住婴儿的哭声。
      2. The speech was designed to pacify the irate crowd.
        讲话的目的是安抚愤怒的群众。
    • 平息战争;使实现和平
      to bring peace to an area where there is fighting or a war

      柯林斯词典

      • VERB 安抚;抚慰;使平静
        If youpacifysomeone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased.
        1. Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics?...
          这一措施是来真的?还是仅仅为了安抚批评人士?
        2. She shrieked again, refusing to be pacified.
          她又尖叫了,无法使她平静下来。
      • VERB 平定;平息;镇压
        If the army or the policepacifya group of people, they use force to overcome their resistance or protests.
        1. Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels...
          政府军发现难以平定叛军。
        2. They were eventually pacified by officers of the local police.
          当地警察最终把他们镇压了下去。

      英英释义

      verb

      双语例句

      • Pacify possibly to know Tom's address.
        安可能知道汤姆地址。
      • Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics?
        这一措施是来真的?还是仅仅为了安抚批评人士?
      • But to pacify China's US critics, it needs to yield tangible results soon.
        但是,要安抚批评中国的美国人士,需要很快拿出切实成果。
      • She shrieked again, refusing to be pacified.
        她又尖叫了,无法使她平静下来。
      • She knew that he had become delirious, and tried to pacify him.
        她知道他已经神志昏迷起来了,极力想使他镇静下来。
      • Were you telling the truth or were you trying to pacify me?
        你说的是实话还是在安慰我?
      • I bought an ice cream to pacify my crying daughter.
        我买了个冰淇淋来抚慰哭泣的女儿。
      • Many people now think the main point of the drills was to pacify the population-to give them the illusion that they had a chance of survival in a nuclear war.
        现在很多人认为这种演习的主要目的在于安抚人们&给他们一种幻觉,即在核战争中有机会生存。
      • Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels
        政府军发现难以平定叛军。
      • He tried to pacify his creditor by repay part of the money.
        他为安抚债权人偿还了部分借款。