appease
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [??pi?z]
- 美式音標(biāo) [??pi?z]
- 國(guó)際音標(biāo) [?'pi:z]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- v. 使平息;使?jié)M足;使和緩;對(duì)……讓步;安撫,安慰;綏靖;緩解(難受的感覺(jué));姑息
詞根記憶
- ap + pease(和平)→使平靜
- ap(加強(qiáng)) + pease(看作peace,和平)→平息
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- appeasable:緩和得了的;勸解得了的;平息得了的。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- appeasement:緩和,平息;姑息。
- appeaser:勸解人。
用法辨析
- appease的基本意思是“平息”,指平息怒氣、平息紛爭(zhēng)等或以滿(mǎn)足對(duì)方要求等讓步方式來(lái)?yè)嵛磕橙?使其停止做某事。引申可指緩解饑渴,使人的胃口或欲望等得到滿(mǎn)足等。
- appease只用作及物動(dòng)詞,后可接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ); appease可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.
他試圖給那個(gè)啼哭的孩子糖果使他不哭。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+~+ n./pron.
詞組短語(yǔ)
- appease sb 's hunger 使某人充饑
- appease thirst 解渴
- vex appease 使煩惱
- appease others 安人
- appease rile 平息
- appease hunger 緩解饑餓
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
~+名詞
短語(yǔ)
英英字典
- to prevent further disagreement in arguments or war by giving to the other side an advantage that they have demanded
- If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
專(zhuān)業(yè)釋義
- 平息
- 使平靜