appease sb/sth
The government tried to appease the protesters.
政府试图安抚抗议者。
安抚；平息；姑息
缓解；减轻；满足；与…和解；讲和；使安静；平息；使恢复平静；消除愤怒、仇恨等；向某人做出和解的让步以消除他们的愤怒、攻击性等；适应要求；达成协议；抚慰
to make someone calmer or less angry, often by giving them what they want
常含贬义，指为息事宁人而让步
使安静；平息；使恢复平静；消除愤怒、仇恨等
To make quiet; to calm; to reduce (something) to a state of peace; to dispel (anger, hatred, etc.).
向某人做出和解的让步以消除他们的愤怒、攻击性等；适应要求；达成协议
To make conciliatory offerings or concessions to (someone) in an attempt to dispel their anger, aggression, etc.; to adapt to the demands of; to come to terms with.
一般现在时
He appeases his critics by making concessions.
他通过让步来安抚批评者。
一般过去时
She appeased her hunger with a snack.
她吃点心缓解了饥饿。
现在完成时
They have appeased the angry crowd.
他们已经平息了愤怒的人群。
规则动词
The manager tried to appease the angry customers by offering them a full refund.
经理试图通过提供全额退款来安抚愤怒的顾客。
用法提示：appease 在这里作及物动词，表示‘安抚、平息’某人的情绪。
A short walk in the park usually appeases my anxiety before an important meeting.
在重要会议前，到公园里散一小会儿步通常能缓解我的焦虑。
用法提示：appease 作及物动词，表示‘缓解、减轻’焦虑等情绪。
The government made some small concessions to appease the protestors, but the main demands were ignored.
政府做出了一些小的让步来姑息抗议者，但主要要求被忽视了。
用法提示：appease 作及物动词，表示‘姑息、安抚’，带有让步以平息不满的意味。
The government tried to appease the protesters.
政府试图安抚抗议者。
She appeased him with a promise.
她用一个承诺安抚了他。
通常用于抽象名词，如 anger, hunger, curiosity。
A snack appeased his hunger.
一份小吃缓解了他的饥饿。
较正式；常用在平息暴乱、争执或使不安的人安静下来，不一定需要让步。
强调用让步或满足要求来平息怒气，比 appease 更具体，常用于人际冲突。
侧重温柔的安抚，也可指镇痛；一般不包含让步或政治绥靖含义。
较正式，语气比 appease 更侧重心境软化，不一定要实质让步，常用于书面语。
正式用语；目的不仅是止怒，更是重建信任、达成和解，常用于政治或商务场合。
grammar · medium
易错句子She tried to appear her boss.
正确表达She tried to appease her boss.
学习者容易混淆“appease”和“appear”，因为发音相似。“appease”意为抚慰、平息，是及物动词，后接宾语；而“appear”意为出现、似乎，是不及物动词。此处应使用“appease”来表示安抚老板。
grammar · medium
易错句子He appeased to the customer.
正确表达He appeased the customer.
“appease”是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需介词“to”。常见错误是受到“apologize to”或“appeal to”等动词短语的影响，错误地添加了“to”。
指主动刺激引发愤怒，与“平息、安抚”相反。
指扰乱平静，与“使安静”这一义项相反。
指使极其愤怒，程度强于一般的“激怒”。
指使产生敌意，与“迁就、讨好”相对。
appease侧重通过让步来平息，常有负面含义（姑息）；placate更中性，指通过合理行动使对方冷静
appease常用于对要求让步，pacify则强调通过武力或强力使骚乱平息，也可用于情绪
平息愤怒
The apology was meant to appease her anger.
道歉意在平息她的愤怒。
安抚批评者
The new policy was introduced to appease environmental critics.
出台新政策是为了安抚环保批评者。
安抚人群
The singer came back on stage to appease the disappointed crowd.
歌手回到台上以安抚失望的人群。
消除恐惧
The government released the data to appease public fears about food safety.
政府公布了数据以消除公众对食品安全的担忧。
充饥
We had some crackers to appease our hunger until dinner.
我们吃了几块饼干充饥，等吃晚餐。
安抚众神
They offered sacrifices to appease the gods.
他们献祭以安抚众神。
a- (ad-, toward) + pease (peace, from Latin pax/pac-) → to make peaceful; related: peace, pacify, appeasement
让步是安抚不满情绪或抗议者时常采取的行动。
紧张的局势或关系常被安抚以恢复平静。
安抚的对象常包括抗议者或公众的不满。
安抚的核心是平息对方的愤怒。
外交场合常用安抚策略缓和矛盾。
安抚良心，使自己心安
He made a small donation to appease his conscience.
他捐了一点钱以安抚自己的良心。
充饥，缓解饥饿感
She grabbed a sandwich to appease her hunger before the meeting.
会议前她抓了一个三明治充饥。
安抚神明，求神宽恕
The villagers offered sacrifices to appease the gods after the storm.
暴风雨后，村民们献祭以安抚神明。
我要用先行送去的礼物去平息他的怒气，然后再见他的面，或许他会接纳我。
In the biblical story of Jacob and Esau, Jacob plans to appease his estranged brother Esau by sending gifts ahead before they meet.
在《创世记》中，雅各计划在见以扫之前先送礼物去安抚他，以平息他的怒气。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.