placating 的定义
pla·cat·ed, pla·cat·ing.
- to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
placating 近义词
soothe, pacify
更多placating例句
- 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.