英汉词典

placate 基本解释

• vt. 抚慰；怀柔；使和解

placate 词态变化

placate 中文词源

来自拉丁语placate,安抚，取悦，来自PIE*plak,平的，来自PIE*pele,放平，展开，词源同please,place.词义由放平引申为放低身段，安抚等。

placate 英文词源

placate

placate: see please

placate (v.)

1670s, a back-formation from placation or else from Latin placatus "soothed, quiet, gentle, calm, peaceful," past participle of placare "to calm, appease, quiet, soothe, assuage," related to placere "to please" (see please). Related: Placated; placating; placatingly.

placate 英文释义

1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;

"She managed to mollify the angry customer"

placate 双语例句

1. The concessions did little to placate the students.

让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

来自《权威词典》

2. Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.

甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He never attempts to placate his enemy.

他从不企图与敌人和解.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He smiled, trying to placate me.

他微笑着，想要安抚我。

来自辞典例句

5. Tigress called over to placate him.

虎妞喊着劝慰.

来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

placate 实用场景例句

a placating smile

表示和解的微笑

牛津词典

The concessions did little to placate the students.

让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

牛津词典

He smiled, trying to placate me...

他微笑着，想要安抚我。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'I didn't mean to upset you,' Agnew said in a placating voice.

阿格纽用抚慰的语气说：“我不是有意让你不高兴。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Placate the labour unions on trade and get them to support Mr Obama on healthcare.

在贸易问题上安抚工会,以便让他们支持奥巴马的医改方案.

期刊摘选

There are some who think the Lakers traded for Gasol only to placate Bryant.

很多人都觉得把加索尔交换过来只是湖人用来取悦科比的.

期刊摘选

You can rarely , if ever, please, placate, change, or mollify an asshole.

你极难取悦 、 安抚 、 改变或抚慰一个让人讨厌之人.

期刊摘选

Blankfein was clearly trying to placate the locals and show some kind of contrition.

布兰克费恩显然在尽力抚慰德国人,并表现出一定的悔悟.

期刊摘选

Mrs Merkel would be foolish to placate her base by swerving right.

默克尔夫人如果为了安抚她的根基所在而转到右翼就太愚蠢了.

期刊摘选

Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.

甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人.

《简明英汉词典》

He hoped really to placate Butler in part by generous attitude throughout this procedure.

他实在希望通过这件事以他大方的态度使巴特勒缓和一些.

辞典例句

Whether it can deliver results fast enough to placate US impatience with China is another matter.

至于能否奏效,能否及时平息美国政界对中国的不耐,则是另一回事.

期刊摘选

They stress the placate protesters rather than respond with force.

他们把安抚骚动情绪置于反应能力之上.

期刊摘选

One is of trying to placate China.

其一是试图安抚中国.

期刊摘选

Accommodation failed to placate the critics and may have demoralized supporters of a strong defense.

迁就没有能安抚批评者,而可能使强大防务的支持者灰心丧气.

辞典例句

Tigress called over to placate him.

虎妞喊着劝慰.

汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

A move of this nature certainly would placate the Lakers'disgruntled star, Kobe Bryant.

这样的举动当然会安抚一下科比寂寞的心.

期刊摘选

Watch for China to increase its capital flows to the emerging markets to placate critics.

让我们等待中国增加对新兴市场的资金流动,以安抚批评者吧.

期刊摘选

He never attempts to placate his enemies.

他从不企图安抚他的敌人.

期刊摘选

He never attempts to placate his enemy.

他从不企图与敌人和解.

《简明英汉词典》

It's going to take a very good explanation to placate your parents.

要安抚你父母可得好好地解释一番才行.

期刊摘选

He smiled, trying to placate me.

他微笑着，想要安抚我。

辞典例句

The concessions did little to placate the students.

让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》