pacify
/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/📚 19944 1雅思If you pacify someone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased. 安抚
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 使平静；安慰；平定
Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics?
这是个严肃的步骤呢，还是仅仅用来取悦批评者的？
pac (和平， 平静) + ify (使) → 使平静
单词造句:
- 网友用“Pacify”造句精选
- Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels. 政府军发现难以平定叛乱分子。
- ...the pacification of the country. ...该国的平定。
- The speech was designed to pacify the irate crowd. 讲话的目的是安抚愤怒的群众。