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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

      双语例句

      • 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。
      • When Cathrine took him at his word, and consented to renounce the attempt to mollify her father, he drew back skillfully enough.
        当凯瑟琳听从他的话答应放弃抚慰父亲的努力时,他巧妙地退却了。
      • She managed to mollify her angry boss.
        她顺利平息了她生气的老板。
      • 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。
      • He feared this portent and tried to banish it from his mind, mollify it erase it-but it kept returning.
        他害怕这个不祥的预兆,想方设法把它从脑子里撵出去,平息它,消除它&但是它总是返回来。
      • Something that'll mollify the right.
        这些话要能安抚一下右翼。
      • But Samsung's rapid response to the indictment fit a pattern for the way it has coped with other high-profile legal difficulties in recent years: by quickly taking big steps to mollify public anger.
        但是三星集团对赵俊雄的声明迅速做出的反应倒是和它一贯作风相符,近年来该公司在卷入闹得沸沸扬扬的法律纠纷时总能在第一时间出手、平息众怒。
      • His explanation failed to mollify her.
        他的解释未能消解她的怒气。
      • Hard discipline may be needed to preserve the euro, and to mollify German voters who do not want to bankroll irresponsible neighbours.
        强硬的规则是必要的,可以保护欧元,也可以安抚不愿再为不负责任的邻国掏腰包的德国选民。
      • To answer it with perfect storms and an Alzheimer's fun run might mollify some, but if I were an investor I would be not merely tearful, but quite put out, too.
        用完美风暴和老年痴呆症的笑话可能会安抚部分投资者,但换了我,将不仅仅会流泪,还会撤资。