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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
appeases — third person singular of appease
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
安抚；平息；姑息
to make someone calmer or less angry, often by giving them what they want
The government tried to appease the protesters.
政府试图安抚抗议者。
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.
appease
Base
原形
appeases
3rd person
第三人称单数
appeasing
-ing
现在分词
appeased
Past
过去式
appeased
Past participle
过去分词
He appeases his critics by making concessions.
他通过让步来安抚批评者。
She appeased her hunger with a snack.
她吃点心缓解了饥饿。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
She tried to appear her boss.
Use this
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。
Not this
He appeased to the customer.
Use this
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”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use appeases naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想发音像 "a peace"（和平）：安抚对方、平息怒气，就是为了换来 peace。记住 appease = 带来 peace。
语域：formal 常见场景：外交谈判、政治评论、文学叙事 appease 比较常见于正式书面语和政治外交语境，日常口语中用得相对少。它可以表示安抚或平息情绪，也可以表示通过让步来平息不满；选择前请注意语境是否正式。
这些词都与 appease 押韵，读音都含 /iːz/。注意：cease、release、increase（动词）虽然拼写以 -ease 结尾，但读音是 /iːs/，不押韵。
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