placate
音标发音
- 英式音标 [plə'keɪt; 'plækeɪt; 'pleɪ-]
- 美式音标 [ˈpleɪ.keɪt]
- 国际音标 [plə'keit, 'pleikeit, 'plæ-]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt.安抚,抚慰,使平静
词根记忆
- plac(平静的) + ate→使平静→抚慰,平息
- 找个地方(place)安抚(placate)一下受伤的心灵
- plac(平静) + ate→使平静→安抚
英汉例句
- The concessions did little to placate the students.
让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。 - He never attempts to placate his enemy.
他从不企图与敌人和解. - He smiled, trying to placate me.
他微笑着,想要安抚我。 - The concessions did little to placate the students.
让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。 - Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.
甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人.
词组短语
- rile placate 使焦急
- placate e 安抚;使和解
- disconcert placate 使仓皇失措
- to placate 安慰
- placate rile 使焦急
短语
英英字典
- to stop someone from feeling angry
- If you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry.