| 单词 | appease |
| 释义 | appease (əpiːz ) Word forms: appeases , appeasing , appeased verb If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want. [disapproval] Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate. [VERB noun] The offer has not appeased separatists. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pacify, satisfy, calm, soothe appeaser Word forms: appeasers countable noun Not many such appeasers were left in 1941. Collocations: appease critics Supporters of the king hoped the concessions might appease critics of the 2m spent on the coronation. Times, Sunday Times This was designed to show that the rendition law targets only serious crimes, but it did little to appease critics. Times, Sunday Times The board, however, has made some moves to appease critics. Times, Sunday Times His comments failed to appease critics. Times, Sunday Times The statement did little to appease critics. Times, Sunday Times She denied they had been fired to appease the public outcry. The Sun Such mea culpas are unlikely to appease the public but may succeed in refocusing public attention back on the flagging process of financial reform. Times, Sunday Times The company continued to stand by its claim of a perpetual franchise but as a precaution drew up a new franchise in 1906 to appease the public. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The plans are filled with weasel words to appease voters while driving full steam ahead to a federal superstate. The Sun Critics refer to the referendum as an 'initiative for isolation', and suggest the government announced the new rules in an attempt to appease voters before the poll. Times, Sunday Times More important from their point of view, they have to appease voters who want both cheap energy, which means coal, and greener energy sources that are more costly. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 姑息 Japanese: なだめる |
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