placate
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [pl?'ke?t; 'pl?ke?t; 'ple?-]
- 美式音標 [?ple?.ke?t]
- 國際音標 [pl?'keit, 'pleikeit, 'pl?-]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt.安撫，撫慰，使平靜
詞根記憶
- plac(平靜的) + ate→使平靜→撫慰，平息
- 找個地方(place)安撫(placate)一下受傷的心靈
- plac(平靜) + ate→使平靜→安撫
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- placable：易撫慰的；易和解的；溫和的。
- placatory：撫慰的；懷柔的；調(diào)解的。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- placation：安撫。
英漢例句
- The concessions did little to placate the students.
讓步根本未能平息學生的憤怒。 - He never attempts to placate his enemy.
他從不企圖與敵人和解. - He smiled, trying to placate me.
他微笑著，想要安撫我。 - The concessions did little to placate the students.
讓步根本未能平息學生的憤怒。 - Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.
甚至一紙書面道歉都沒能安撫這個怒氣沖沖的女主人.
詞組短語
- rile placate 使焦急
- placate e 安撫;使和解
- disconcert placate 使倉皇失措
- to placate 安慰
- placate rile 使焦急
短語
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.