appease
音标发音
- 英式音标 [əˈpiːz]
- 美式音标 [əˈpiːz]
- 国际音标 [ə'pi:z]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v. 使平息;使滿足;使和緩;對……讓步;安撫,安慰;綏靖;緩解(難受的感覺);姑息
词根记忆
- ap + pease(和平)→使平靜
- ap(加強) + pease(看作peace,和平)→平息
用法辨析
- appease的基本意思是“平息”,指平息怒氣、平息紛爭等或以滿足對方要求等讓步方式來撫慰某人,使其停止做某事。引申可指緩解飢渴,使人的胃口或欲望等得到滿足等。
- appease衹用作及物動詞,後可接名詞或代詞作賓語; appease可用於被動結搆。
v. (動詞)
英汉例句
- He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.
他試圖給那個啼哭的孩子糖果使他不哭。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作及物動詞: S+~+ n./pron.
词组短语
- appease sb 's hunger 使某人充飢
- appease thirst 解渴
- vex appease 使煩惱
- appease others 安人
- appease rile 平息
- appease hunger 緩解飢餓
用作動詞 (v.)
~+名詞
短語
英英字典
- to prevent further disagreement in arguments or war by giving to the other side an advantage that they have demanded
- If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
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专业释义
- 平息
- 使平靜