Pacify
[ 'pæsə'fai ]
出国 Abroad
vt. 使（某人）安静;息怒;抚慰;在（有战争的地区、国家等）实现和平;
💡 词根助记
paci和平+fy动词后缀，使…的 → 使和平，使平静，使平定，抚慰
📝 例句
He tried to pacify the mob.
他试图安抚暴民.
🌱 联想助记
来自 pacify 源自 peace 和平
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
pacify
v
(pt, pp -fied) [Tn]
1 calm or soothe the anger or distress of (sb) 使（某人）安静,息怒; 抚慰
He tried to pacify his creditors by repaying part of the money. 他为安抚债权人偿还了部分借款.
2 establish peace in (an area, a country, etc where there is war) 在（有战争的地区、 国家等）实现和平.
🔁 扩展释义
*['pæsifai]vt. 使平静, 安慰, 绥靖, 使服从
🏥 医学释义
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📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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You don't sound very enthusiastic.
你似乎不太热衷。
I'm the worst pupil in my party.
我是我的聚会中最坏的学生。
You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.
你太好了。当时你把所有的珠宝首饰全都拿了出来，而且说，我要什么就可以拿什么。漂亮的首饰太多了，实在难挑选。后来我终于看中了一条美丽的钻石项链，中间还嵌着一颗大蓝宝石。