pacifying

英 [ˈpæsɪfaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈpæsɪfaɪɪŋ]

v.  使平静; 平息; 抚慰; 平息战争; 使实现和平
pacify的现在分词

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。

双语例句

• Stemmed from pacifying policy of Tang Dynasty, and further developed in Yuan and Qing Dynasties, China chieftain system gradually matured in Qing Dynasty.
  在唐代羁縻政策基础上演化而来的土司制度，经过元、明两代的发展，到清代已日臻完善。
• The peculiar aroma is conducive to relaxing and pacifying, creating a fragrant atmosphere for taking a bath.
  特有芳香气息有助于放松心情、松驰安抚情绪，营造沐浴芬芳氛围。
• Bush Administration's Taiwan policy has been shifted from pro-Taiwan and pacifying Taiwan to curbing Taiwan, a policy that is of continuous adjustment, clear strategy, stronger military relations and adverse interaction with China policy.
  布什政府第一任期内的对台政策经历了从亲台、抚台向抑台的转变，呈现出不断调整、战略清晰化、军事关系强化、与对华政策反向互动等特征。
• A flaming light, temperature is charming, we are in the world, pacifying each other. a bright future in on the road before us, happiness is the last ending.
  一盏燃烧的灯火。温度是迷人的，我们在人世里，彼此温暖抚慰。复杂过后的都会简单，明朗的前景就在来路。幸福是最终结局。
• In traditional village community where everybody knows everybody, there were balancing and pacifying mechanisms such as tolerance, ethical order, the fear of losing face, religious faith, etc.
  基于维系村庄共同体的需要，熟人社会中存在着“忍让”意识形态、伦理秩序、面子机制、命运观等对“气”的有力平衡机制。
• Her charm lies also in that air of timeless maternalism, that calm and pacifying presence, which can dispel a man's moments of frustration and anger and restore his failures of will.
  她的魔力，还正在于她永久的母性。她的喧闹与慰藉能抹去他的失败与恼怒，复原他的志气和坚强。
• The act of pacifying or the condition of being pacified; appeasement. God of Xin'an God of Peace-Research on Wang Hua in Annals of Xin'an by Luo Yuan
  镇定；和解；绥靖使安定的行动或处于安宁的状态；绥靖新安之神靖民之神&罗愿《新安志》关于汪华的研究
• I pray you, answered the minister, if thou hast any means of pacifying the child, do it forthwith!
  我恳求你了，牧师回答说，如果你有什么办法能让这孩子安静下来，赶紧拿出来吧！
• The unusual gesture is likely to go a long way in pacifying the anger and frustrations of the thousands stranded across the country, CNN's Jaime Florcruz said.
  这种不寻常的姿态将会在相当长的一段时间内抚平被困者的愤怒和伤痛。CNNJaimeFlorcruz评论说。
• At the moment, concerned consumers seem to be leading the battle against climate change; many companies are focused on pacifying them rather than achieving anything more substantial.
  目前，关心气候问题的消费者似乎领导着反气候变化的斗争；许多公司却将重点放在安抚他们上，而非取得更具实质性的成果。