Word · Frequency #14004
placated
安抚；抚慰；平息（怒气）
placated is the past of placate.
to make someone feel less angry or hostile; to soothe or appease
- 1.
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.
使平静；带来和平；使愤怒的人变得满意或至少不再生气
使平静；带来和平；使愤怒的人变得满意或至少不再生气；抚慰；平息；使和解；怀柔
In use
The manager tried to placate the angry customers by offering them a full refund.
He placated his little sister with a piece of chocolate.
A sincere apology can often placate an upset friend.
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。
placate + noun + with + noun
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。
placate + noun + by + verb-ing
表示通过某种行动来平息。
Connections
Collocations
- placate critics
- 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。
- placate angry customers
- 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。
- placate protesters
- 安抚抗议者
- The government made concessions to placate protesters.政府做出让步以安抚抗议者。
- attempt to placate
- 试图安抚
- She attempted to placate the worried parents.她试图安抚焦虑的家长。
- placate someone with
- 用…安抚某人
- He placated the child with a treat.他用零食安抚孩子。
- placate the opposition
Learner notes
Memory Tip
placate 联想 placid（平静的）：让愤怒的人恢复平静，就是安抚、平息。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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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