Word
pacifiers
安抚者；调停者
pacifiers is the plural of pacifier.
someone who tries to bring peace
此处指‘带来和平的人’，非‘婴儿奶嘴’
- 1.
Someone or something that pacifies.
使平静的人或物。
- 2.
someone who tries to bring peace
调解者
- 3.
anything that serves to pacify
安抚物
- 4.
device used for an infant to suck or bite on
婴儿吮吸或咬嚼的器具
使平静的人或物。；调解者；安抚物；婴儿吮吸或咬嚼的器具；奶嘴
In use
During the meeting, Maria acted as the pacifier between the two angry teams.
The teacher was the pacifier who calmed the children's argument in the classroom.
In many families, the mother often becomes the pacifier when relatives disagree.
give + [baby] + a pacifier
She gave the crying baby a pacifier.
她给哭闹的宝宝一个安抚奶嘴。
use + a pacifier
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。
act as + a pacifier
作“安抚者、调停者”解时，pacifier 常与 act as 或 be 搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- suck on a pacifier
- 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。
- give the baby a pacifier
- 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。
- sterilize the pacifier
- 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。
- pacifier clip
- 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。
- pacifier use
- 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。
- pacifier habit
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pacify（安抚）加 -er，安抚宝宝哭闹的奶嘴。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.