Word · Frequency #14004
placates
安抚；抚慰；平息（怒气）
placates is the third person singular of placate.
核心释义
to make someone feel less angry or hostile; to soothe or appease
- 1.
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.
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
用法In use
The manager tried to placate the angry customers by offering them a full refund.
用法提示：此处及物动词，后接人作宾语，表示安抚、平息怒气。
He placated his little sister with a piece of chocolate.
用法提示：过去式直接接宾语，表示用某物使某人平静下来。
A sincere apology can often placate an upset friend.
用法提示：动词原形用于情态动词后，表示安抚、使和解。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
placate 联想 placid（平静的）：让愤怒的人恢复平静，就是安抚、平息。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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