| 单词 | pacify |
| 释义 | pacify /pæsɪfaɪ/ [transitive] to make sb who is angry or upset become calm and quiet使平静；平息；抚慰◆the baby could not be pacified.怎么也不能让婴儿安静下来。◆the announcement was designed to pacify the irate crowd.这个通告的目的是安抚愤怒的群众。note 辨析 placate or pacify?both these verbs suggest that you bring peace to a person or situation, but pacify can emphasize a person's angry behaviour, while placate emphasizes their angry feelings.这两个词均指安抚某人或平息局势，但 pacify 强调安抚愤怒的行为，而 placate 强调平复愤怒的情绪。pacify/ˈpæsɪfaɪ ||; ˈpæsəˌfaɪ/verb [t] (present participle pacifying third person singular present pacifies;past tense past participle pacified) to make sb who is angry or upset be calm or quiet 使平静；使安静；安抚pacifysee ⇨ angry 15 pac·i·fy /`pæsəˏfaɪ; ˈpæsɪfaɪ/v [t]to make someone calm and quiet after they have been angry or upset 抚慰，安慰，使安静 |
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