Word · Frequency #13880
Fully loadedappeases
安抚；平息；姑息
appeases is the third person singular of appease.
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
- 1.
To make quiet; to calm; to reduce (something) to a state of peace; to dispel (anger, hatred, etc.).
使安静；平息；使恢复平静；消除愤怒、仇恨等
- 2.
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.
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
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
In use
The manager tried to appease the angry customers by offering them a full refund.
A short walk in the park usually appeases my anxiety before an important meeting.
The government made some small concessions to appease the protestors, but the main demands were ignored.
appease sb/sth
The government tried to appease the protesters.
政府试图安抚抗议者。
appease sb with sth
She appeased him with a promise.
她用一个承诺安抚了他。
appease sth
通常用于抽象名词，如 anger, hunger, curiosity。
Connections
Collocations
- appease anger
- 平息愤怒
- The apology was meant to appease her anger.道歉意在平息她的愤怒。
- appease critics
- 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。
- appease the crowd
- 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。
- appease fears
- 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。
- appease hunger
- 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。
- appease the gods
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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