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

• She managed to mollify her angry boss.
  她顺利平息了她生气的老板。
• 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。
• You won't be able to mollify her with flowers.
  你无法用鲜花来抚慰她。
• The author think that the international point about RMB currency value under-estimating mainly base on the political reasons rather than the economic reason, hence I feel that we need mollify the current pressure from both short-time and long-time.
  本人认为目前国际上有关人民币币值低估的观点主要基于政治原因而非经济原因，于是为了缓和目前人民币升值的压力需要从短期与长期两方面着手，由表及里地化解国际上要求人民币升值的压力。
• His explanation failed to mollify her.
  他的解释未能消解她的怒气。
• Something that'll mollify the right.
  这些话要能安抚一下右翼。
• But it has placed conditions on its future membership of the bank in an attempt to mollify concerns expressed by its main military ally, the US.
  但澳大利亚对其在亚投行的未来成员身份设定了条件，以安抚主要军事盟友美国所表达的关切。
• 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。
• 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。
• In an attempt to mollify the NDRC, Mercedes announced large price cuts on more than 10,000 spare parts.
  梅赛德斯-奔驰近日宣布大幅下调逾1万种零部件的价格，试图安抚国家发改委。