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单词

placate

读音
pləˈkeɪt
美式 ˈpleɪkeɪt
英式 pləˈkeɪt
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释义

["vt. 抚慰;怀柔;使和解\n \n [\n 第三人称单数\n placates\n 现在分词\n placating\n 过去式\n placated\n 过去分词\n placated\n ]"]

例句

His intent is clearly not to placate his critics.
他的目的显然不是要安抚批评他的人。
He smiled, and made a gesture intended to placate me.
他微笑了一下,做了一个意在安抚我的手势。
The concessions did little to placate the students.
让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

强化记忆

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During a march for women’s suffrage in Washington D.C.,she ignored the organizers’ attempt to placate Southern bigotryby placing Black women in the back,
in order to get them to go away.Essentially to say, "We will do anything to placate you,just please stop protesting in public."
所属分类

出国,其他

所在词典

GRE填空及阅读机经,经济学人(The Economist)