| 词汇 | placating |
| 释义 | placating present participle ofplacate placate verb[ T ] uk /pləˈkeɪt/ us /ˈpleɪ.keɪt/ to stop someone from feeling angry: 平息，安抚 Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements.许诺今后进行改善无法安抚愤怒的少数民族团体。 Synonyms appeaseoften disapproving assuageformal conciliate mollify pacify to become calm or make someone calm calm downDad was really angry and it was a long time before he calmed down. calmHe calmed the crying baby. settle downChildren, settle down and take your seats! simmer downOkay, simmer down - no one's trying to upset you. cool down/offWhy don't you go for a walk and cool off? chill outMum, chill out! I'll be home before midnight, I promise! Calming and relaxing appease assuage balls-to-the-wall bask bread chill compose let/blow off steamidiom lie down lighten something up lull lull someone into something melt relaxation self-soothe settle settle down shirt simmer simmer down Examples of placatingplacating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Yet on the other hand, policy is also fiendishly designed to supply cheap labour while placating a nativist electorate. The behaviour implicit in the clause will be partly construed as a justification for placating the unions, whether as a down payment or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All this talk of placating and incentives is coming from the other side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It might have been due to the difficulties of placating and consulting all the interests concerned but it is a bad delay nevertheless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present some sentencing seems to be geared more to placating the victims or their families' rage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are placating the wealthy and punishing the poor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reason for that is the necessity of appeasing or placating the sentiment of the local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I very much doubt whether you can buy off the wolves by placating the jackals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I move about among the workers a fair amount, and they do not want placating; they want justice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We may now be going too far in placating employer interests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any question of placating me is not affected by the method chosen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They concentrate on the provision of services, rather than on placating their trade union friends by ensuring the continuance of restrictive practices and overmanning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not merely a question of placating the friendly societies, or throwing a sop to the doctors, or to any other aggrieved class. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there to be money this year or is there only going to be extra money next year—placating this year's crisis with next year's funds? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In our view it would still be a socially unjust case, but it might be a case for placating some broad sections in the community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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