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give + [baby] + a pacifier
She gave the crying baby a pacifier.
她给哭闹的宝宝一个安抚奶嘴。
安抚者；调停者
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安抚者；调停者
someone who tries to bring peace
She gave the crying baby a pacifier.
她给哭闹的宝宝一个安抚奶嘴。
此处指‘带来和平的人’，非‘婴儿奶嘴’
使平静的人或物。
Someone or something that pacifies.
调解者
someone who tries to bring peace
安抚物
anything that serves to pacify
婴儿吮吸或咬嚼的器具
device used for an infant to suck or bite on
During the meeting, Maria acted as the pacifier between the two angry teams.
在会议上，玛丽亚充当了两个愤怒团队之间的调解人。
The teacher was the pacifier who calmed the children's argument in the classroom.
老师是平息教室里孩子们争吵的调解者。
In many families, the mother often becomes the pacifier when relatives disagree.
在许多家庭中，当亲戚们意见不合时，母亲常常成为调解人。
She gave the crying baby a pacifier.
她给哭闹的宝宝一个安抚奶嘴。
pacifier 可指安抚奶嘴，也可指安抚他人的人。
Many parents use a pacifier to calm a fussy baby.
很多父母用安抚奶嘴来安抚烦躁的宝宝。
作“安抚者、调停者”解时，pacifier 常与 act as 或 be 搭配。
He acted as a pacifier between the two arguing teams.
他在两个争执的团队之间充当了调停者。
Not this
He is a pacifier.
Use this
He is a pacifist.
若想表达“和平主义者、反战者”，应使用“pacifist”；“pacifier”是“安抚者”或“奶嘴”，两者含义不同，不能混用。
Not this
She pacifiered the crying baby.
Use this
She pacified the crying baby.
“pacifier”是名词，不能作动词；表达“使平静、安抚”要用动词“pacify”，过去式是“pacified”。
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吸安抚奶嘴
The baby was happily sucking on a pacifier.
宝宝正开心地吸着安抚奶嘴。
给宝宝安抚奶嘴
She gave the baby a pacifier to stop the crying.
她给了宝宝一个安抚奶嘴，让他不哭了。
给安抚奶嘴消毒
Always sterilize the pacifier before the first use.
首次使用前一定要给安抚奶嘴消毒。
安抚奶嘴夹
A pacifier clip keeps the pacifier within reach.
安抚奶嘴夹能保持安抚奶嘴在孩子够得着的地方。
安抚奶嘴的使用
Excessive pacifier use may affect teeth alignment.
过度使用安抚奶嘴可能会影响牙齿排列。
安抚奶嘴习惯
The pacifier habit is often hard to break.
安抚奶嘴的习惯往往很难戒掉。
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pacify（安抚）加 -er，安抚宝宝哭闹的奶嘴。
语域：formal 常见场景：diplomatic negotiations、formal writing 表示“调停者/安抚者”时，通常用于较正式或书面语境，多出现在外交谈判和严肃文章中；日常口语较少这么用，更常说 peacemaker 或 mediator。
Genuine rhymes: fire, liar, buyer, flyer, dryer, and tire all end with the /aɪɚ/ sound. Pacifier shares that sound at the end, spelled -fier. Beware lookalikes that sound different: pacify /ˈpæsəfaɪ/ ends in /faɪ/ and pacific /pəˈsɪfɪk/ has a different vowel.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.