mollify

英 [ˈmɒlɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ]

v.  使平静; 抚慰

过去分词：mollified　过去式：mollified　现在分词：mollifying　第三人称单数：mollifies　

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BNC.21154 / COCA.21490

牛津词典

verb

• 使平静；抚慰
  to make sb feel less angry or upset

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抚慰;安抚
  If youmollifysomeone, you do or say something to make them less upset or angry.
  1. The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
     展开调查主要是为了安抚那些压力集团。

英英释义

verb

• make less rigid or softer
• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
  1. she tempered her criticism
  Synonym:temperseason
• cause to be more favorably inclined
  1. She managed to mollify the angry customer
  Synonym:pacifylenifyconciliateassuageappeaseplacategentlegruntle

双语例句

• She managed to mollify her angry boss.
  她顺利平息了她生气的老板。
• To mollify Mr Wynn and Mr Ho, both were allowed to sell one sub-concession apiece.
  为了安抚韦恩和何鸿燊，他们各自获准出售一张次级经营权牌照。
• Something that'll mollify the right.
  这些话要能安抚一下右翼。
• But it has placed conditions on its future membership of the bank in an attempt to mollify concerns expressed by its main military ally, the US.
  但澳大利亚对其在亚投行的未来成员身份设定了条件，以安抚主要军事盟友美国所表达的关切。
• Say something to mollify his anger.
  你去解劝几句，叫他别生气了。
• The Save Disney campaign, however, warned that those promises would not be enough to mollify investors.
  不过，“拯救迪斯尼”运动的人士警告说，那些承诺不足以安抚投资者。
• Jack claimed that he could mollify the mayor's wife.
  杰克宣称他不能让市长夫人平静过下来。
• You can rarely, if ever, please, placate, change, or mollify an asshole.
  不可能取悦、平息或改造一个混蛋。
• He tried to mollify his father's anger by apologizing.
  他企图以认错来减缓他父亲的怒气。
• In an attempt to mollify the NDRC, Mercedes announced large price cuts on more than 10,000 spare parts.
  梅赛德斯-奔驰近日宣布大幅下调逾1万种零部件的价格，试图安抚国家发改委。