appease

英 [əˈpiːz]

美 [əˈpiːz]

v.  安抚; 抚慰; 绥靖(满足另一国的要求以避免战争)

过去分词：appeased　现在分词：appeasing　过去式：appeased　第三人称单数：appeases　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13880 / COCA.12426

牛津词典

verb

• 安抚；抚慰
  to make sb calmer or less angry by giving them what they want
  1. The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.
     普遍认为，这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。
• 绥靖（满足另一国的要求以避免战争）
  to give a country what it wants in order to avoid war

柯林斯词典

• VERB 平息;安抚;抚慰
  If you try toappeasesomeone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
  1. Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate...
     一些人指责甘地试图安抚两派选民。
  2. The offer has not appeased separatists.
     该提议未能平抚分裂分子。

英英释义

verb

• make peace with
  Synonym:propitiate
• overcome or allay
  1. quell my hunger
  Synonym:quellstay
• cause to be more favorably inclined
  1. She managed to mollify the angry customer
  Synonym:pacifylenifyconciliateassuagemollifyplacategentlegruntle

双语例句

• If ICANN fails to appease these interest groups, the consequences could be severe.
  如果icann无法安抚这些互联网群体，那么后果可能是严重的。
• Livni took a much tougher line on Iran, saying Israel and the international community need to confront Tehran and not appease it.
  利夫尼对伊朗则采取了比较强硬的态度。她说，以色列和国际社会需要对抗德黑兰，而不是安抚德黑兰。
• Recantation was not enough to appease the company and she was sacked a few days later.
  公开认错不足以让公司平息，几天后她便被炒了鱿鱼。
• The antitrust laws have been stretched in order to appease the sentiment of populist Chinese websites.
  为了安抚中国民粹主义网站的情绪，反垄断法遭到了曲解。
• He must appease Malay nationalists to keep his post, since his power base within UMNO is weak.
  他在巫统内部的权力基础相当薄弱，因此必须安抚马来民族主义分子，才能保住自己的职位。
• Several practical application prove that this resolvent not only can appease enterprise's request for privilege management of MIS, but also is very flexible and exercisable.
  通过在多个实际系统中的应用，证明此方案不仅可以满足企业对信息系统权限管理的要求，而且使权限管理具有很高的灵活性和可操作性。
• I tried to appease them by offering to replace the car with a brand-new one.
  我提议用一辆全新的车取代这辆车，试图安抚他们。
• His appointment would appear a political move designed to appease Washington.
  他的任命看上去是一个旨在安抚美国政府的政治举动。
• We can not do so face-to-face, delicate appease and treatment.
  我们做不到如此面对面的、细致的安抚和治疗。
• He has to appease his young brother.
  他不得不迁就他的弟弟。