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 won't be able to mollify her with flowers.
  你无法用鲜花来抚慰她。
• 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。
• 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。
• His explanation failed to mollify her.
  他的解释未能消解她的怒气。
• 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。
• But this has done little to mollify Beijing, which has portrayed the prize as a western plot to undermine China.
  但这无助于安抚北京方面，北京将该奖描述为西方破坏中国的一个阴谋。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。