pacify

英 [ˈpæsɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈpæsɪfaɪ]

v.  使平静; 平息; 抚慰; 平息战争; 使实现和平

过去分词：pacified　现在分词：pacifying　过去式：pacified　第三人称单数：pacifies　

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Collins.1 / BNC.19225 / COCA.18896

牛津词典

verb

• 使平静；平息；抚慰
  to make sb who is angry or upset become calm and quiet
  1. The baby could not be pacified.
     怎么也止不住婴儿的哭声。
  2. The speech was designed to pacify the irate crowd.
     讲话的目的是安抚愤怒的群众。
• 平息战争；使实现和平
  to bring peace to an area where there is fighting or a war

柯林斯词典

• VERB 安抚；抚慰；使平静
  If youpacifysomeone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased.
  1. Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics?...
     这一措施是来真的？还是仅仅为了安抚批评人士？
  2. She shrieked again, refusing to be pacified.
     她又尖叫了，无法使她平静下来。
• VERB 平定；平息；镇压
  If the army or the policepacifya group of people, they use force to overcome their resistance or protests.
  1. Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels...
     政府军发现难以平定叛军。
  2. They were eventually pacified by officers of the local police.
     当地警察最终把他们镇压了下去。

英英释义

verb

• fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
  1. The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
• cause to be more favorably inclined
  1. She managed to mollify the angry customer
  Synonym:lenifyconciliateassuageappeasemollifyplacategentlegruntle

双语例句

• More troops were sent to pacify the area.
  又有部队派去平息那一地区的骚乱。
• To pacify her, I held the casement ajar a few seconds.
  为了使她平静下来，我就将窗子打开了几秒钟。
• Now, this decline is still far too small to pacify critics.
  就目前而言，这样的降幅还过于微小，不足以平息批评意见。
• It was difficult for the police to pacify the angry crowd.
  警察很难平定愤怒的人群。
• Dig into one's savings to pay debts He tried to pacify his creditors by repaying part of the money.
  动用一大部分存款来还债他为安抚债权人偿还了部分借款。
• Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics?
  这一措施是来真的？还是仅仅为了安抚批评人士？
• Attempts to pacify the region have failed.
  控制本地区的企图失败了。
• They were eventually pacified by officers of the local police.
  当地警察最终把他们镇压了下去。
• Were you telling the truth or were you trying to pacify me?
  你说的是实话还是在安慰我？
• Defying his generals, Mr Rumsfeld sent too few troops to Iraq to pacify the country.
  拉姆斯菲尔德不把他的将军们放在眼里，只派了极少的军队赴伊拉克平定乱局。