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

• 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。
• 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。
• Say something to mollify his anger.
  你去解劝几句，叫他别生气了。
• The President's comments, however did little to mollify the project's opponents.
  总统的这番话并没有平息反对这个计划的人的愤怒。
• A shorter working week has been proposed to mollify the effects of the new working arrangements.
  一个较短的上作周被建议用来缓和新的工作安排的影响。
• 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。
• No matter which it is mollify of music all can encouragement you.
  不论哪一种缓和的音乐都可以鼓励你。
• 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。
• His explanation failed to mollify her.
  他的解释未能消解她的怒气。
• The current secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, called Turkey's foreign minister, prime minister and president to mollify them.
  现任国务卿康多莉扎？赖斯（CondoleezzaRice）拜访了土耳其外长、总理和总统，以安抚他们。