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placate + noun (person/group)
及物动词，后接被安抚的人或群体。
The manager tried to placate the angry customers.
经理试图安抚愤怒的顾客。
安抚；抚慰；平息（怒气）
placated — past of placate
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安抚；抚慰；平息（怒气）
to make someone feel less angry or hostile; to soothe or appease
The manager tried to placate the angry customers.
经理试图安抚愤怒的顾客。
使平静；带来和平；使愤怒的人变得满意或至少不再生气
To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
placate
Base
原形
placates
3rd person
第三人称单数
placating
-ing
现在分词
placated
Past
过去式
placated
Past participle
过去分词
She placates her angry boss.
她安抚生气的老板。
He is placating the crying child.
他正在安抚哭泣的孩子。
They placated the protesters with promises.
他们用承诺平息了抗议者。
The manager tried to placate 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。
He placated his little sister with a piece of chocolate.
他用一块巧克力哄好了妹妹。
A sincere apology can often placate an upset friend.
真诚的道歉往往能抚慰难过的朋友。
及物动词，后接被安抚的人或群体。
The manager tried to placate the angry customers.
经理试图安抚愤怒的顾客。
表示使用某种方式或物品来抚慰。
She placated her crying baby with a bottle of milk.
她用一瓶牛奶安抚了哭泣的婴儿。
表示通过某种行动来平息。
The government placated the protesters by offering concessions.
政府通过提供让步来安抚抗议者。
Not this
The placate of the child took time.
Use this
Placating the child took time.
错误地将动词'placate'当作名词使用，应使用动名词形式'placating'或名词'placation'。
Not this
She placated the noisy machine.
Use this
She silenced the noisy machine.
'placate'的对象通常是人而非事物，表示抚慰人或平息其怒气，此处应使用'silence'表示使机器安静。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
安抚批评者
The company tried to placate critics by changing its policy.
公司试图通过改变政策来安抚批评者。
安抚愤怒的顾客
The manager offered refunds to placate angry customers.
经理提供退款以安抚愤怒的顾客。
安抚抗议者
The government made concessions to placate protesters.
政府做出让步以安抚抗议者。
试图安抚
She attempted to placate the worried parents.
她试图安抚焦虑的家长。
用…安抚某人
He placated the child with a treat.
他用零食安抚孩子。
安抚反对派
The new law was amended to placate the opposition.
新法律经过修改以安抚反对派。
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placate 联想 placid（平静的）：让愤怒的人恢复平静，就是安抚、平息。
语域：formal 常见场景：政治谈判、外交场合、客户投诉处理 placate 通常用于较正式的语境，多出现在政治、外交或商务沟通中；日常口语里较少使用。
押韵词：debate、relate、create、inflate 与 placate 一样重读 -ate，读作 /-eɪt/。注意 private、climate 虽也以 -ate 结尾，但读作 /-ɪt/，不押韵。
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