mollify
美['mɑːlɪfaɪ] 英['mɒlɪfaɪ]
v. 安慰;安抚;平息
详细释义
v.(动词)- 抚慰
- 使平静
- 平息
- 缓和
- 安慰
- 使软化
- 减轻
- 使安静
- 消失
- 减缓
- 温和
- 使息怒
- 使镇静
- 安抚
英英释义
Verb- cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify the angry customer"
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate;
"she tempered her criticism"
- make less rigid or softer
例句
用作动词(v.)- He tried to find ways of mollifying her.他想方设法安慰她。
- Regulators often force government-backed firms to shrink to mollify rivals.监管者常迫使政府支持的公司收缩经营以安抚其竞争对手。
- She managed to mollify her angry boss.她顺利平息了她生气的老板。
- He tried to mollify his father's anger by apologizing.他企图以认错来减缓他父亲的怒气。
- We tried to mollify the hysterical child by promising her many gifts.我们答应给这个歇斯底里的孩子许多礼物,为的是使她平静下来。