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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You can deposit the money into my bank account.
你可以把钱存进我的银行账户。
Then the damage must be caused at somewhere along the line where the goods weren't handled properly.
那么残损一定是在运输途中的什么地方对货物处理不妥造成的。
Can you see him please?He has a bad cold, too!
您能看看他吗？他也得了重感冒！