appease

[ə'pi:z]

v. 安抚, 缓和, 平息, 姑息

例句与用法：

Something of no intrinsic remedial value that is used to appease or reassure another.

安慰的话，宽心的话某些没有内在补救作用的东西，仅仅用来安慰他人

He hunted up a restaurant to appease his hunger.

他好容易找到一家餐馆去填饱肚子。

He has to appease his young brother.

他不得不迁就他的弟弟。

He said he could eat an elephant to appease his hunger.

他说他吃光一头大象才能充饥。

词形变化：

形容词: appeasable | 副词: appeasably | 名词: appeaser | 动词过去式: appeased | 动词过去分词: appeased | 动词现在分词: appeasing | 动词第三人称单数: appeases |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 平息; 缓和; 抚慰

Nothing could appease the crying child.

什么都无法使孩子不哭。

2. 绥靖, 姑息; 对……让步

It was a blunder for them to try to appease the aggressor.

他们想姑息侵略者, 那是一个大错。

3. 满足

Can you appease the boy's curiosity?

你能满足这个男孩的好奇心吗?