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placating

/pley-keyt, plak-eyt/US // ˈpleɪ keɪt, ˈplæk eɪt //UK // (pləˈkeɪt) //

安抚性,安抚性的,安抚,劝慰

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pla·cat·ed, pla·cat·ing.

    • : to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.

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Examples

  • So they’re trying to figure out what are the words they need to say to placate the stock market.

  • Beijing has gone from placating them, to ignoring them, to telling them that democracy is not for them.

  • Instead of responding in kind to my placating overtures, the attitude of the whiskered man became more threatening than ever.

  • Allan took it calmly, made a placating remark or two, and lapsed into a friendly silence.

  • Withal he gave me never excuse of ending him or placating him, but shifted upon me the burden of choosing time and spot.

  • Mrs. Bowen did not respond to the question of placating and punishing her protégée with sustained interest.

  • Ellen cast a sidelong look at Manape, and there was something distinctly placating in her eyes.