Placate
[ 'pleket ]
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vt. 安抚，抚慰，使平静;使和解，平息;
💡 词根助记
plac使平静+ate使→使…平静 → 安慰，抚慰
📝 例句
“ I cannot placate the Left,” he grumbles.
他不满地说，“我没法讨得左派的欢心”。
Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.
甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人
Tigress called over to placate him.
虎妞喊着劝慰。
He never attempt to placate his enemy.
他从不企图与敌人和解。
🌱 联想助记
【记】plac-place地方,ate-吃:康熙对王公重臣安抚的方法是“又给地方又给吃”
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
placate
v[Tn]
make (sb) less angry; soothe or pacify 安慰, 抚慰（某人）; 使（某人）平静、 息怒.
🔁 扩展释义
*[plә'keit]vt. 抚慰, 平息, 使和解, 怀柔
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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What kind of experience do you have for the job?
你有什么与这份工作有关的工作经验吗？
If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.
如果老狗叫，他是给忠告。
In his youth, his father and grandfather often told him stories about their family history.
年轻时，他的父亲和祖父常常同他说起他们的家史。