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单词 mollify
释义
mollifymol‧li‧fy /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ $ ˈmɑː-/ verb (past tense and past participle mollified, present participle mollifying, third person singular mollifies) [transitive] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINmollify
Origin:
1400-1500 French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificare, from Latin mollis ‘soft’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
mollify
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theymollify
he, she, itmollifies
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theymollified
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave mollified
he, she, ithas mollified
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad mollified
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill mollify
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have mollified
Continuous Form
PresentIam mollifying
he, she, itis mollifying
you, we, theyare mollifying
PastI, he, she, itwas mollifying
you, we, theywere mollifying
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been mollifying
he, she, ithas been mollifying
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been mollifying
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be mollifying
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been mollifying
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Mel appeared somewhat mollified by her words.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • I managed to calm him down by handing him my camera, just as one would do to mollify an angry child.
  • I refuse to be mollified with coffee.
  • It would relieve the pressure from the peace groups in the United States and mollify many of the doves.
  • Nature reserves were set up around new power stations to mollify local conservationists.
  • None of these points will mollify the biggest Tory sceptics.
  • This mollified investors but deeply upset employees.
  • Those irate fans, however, may be mollified if the committee continues to deal consistently with all such offenders.
to make someone feel less angry and upset about something SYN  placate:  He attempted to mollify her. Nature reserves were set up around new power stations to mollify local conservationists.
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