| 词汇 | propitiated |
| 释义 | propitiated past simple and past participle ofpropitiate propitiate verb[ T ] formaluk /prəˈpɪʃ.i.eɪt/ us /prəˈpɪʃ.i.eɪt/ to please and make calm a god or person who is annoyed with you: 使息怒;劝解;抚慰 In those days people might sacrifice a goat or sheep to propitiate an angry god.在那个时候，人们可能会祭献一只山羊或绵羊以祈求发怒的神灵息怒。 The radicals in the party were clearly sacked to propitiate the conservative core.开除政党中的激进分子显然是为了安抚保守的核心成员。 Synonym appeaseoften disapproving 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 Related wordpropitiation Examples of propitiatedpropitiated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Since the imposition involved is on the speaker, it might seem odd that the requester should need to be propitiated. She is propitiated especially at times of pestilence, when chickenpox and measles strike. Desire is perceived as fate-the natural force that rules the self with impossible demands, the tyrant that can be neither mastered nor propitiated. Senior staff will be propitiated, small concessions will be made and assurances will be given. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then the wheat grower was propitiated with a quota, which is protection, trying hard to disguise itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It propitiated a more civilized environment, in the political and social aspects. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The sun spirit, capable of rendering service or causing harm, also must be propitiated. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. All are potentially of the malignant type, to be propitiated by an appeal to knowledge of the supernatural. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Spirits of the dead were recognized, honored, and propitiated. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Even the benevolent guardian spirits are propitiated from time to time for the all-round wellbeing of a household. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The unwholesome spectres of the restless dead, the "lemures" or "larvae" were propitiated with offerings of beans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If the "genius" of the "imperator", or commander of all troops, was to be propitiated, so was that of all the units under his command. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are propitiated to ward off evils and hard times. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1968, it approved a revitalization plan that it resulted unsuccessful propitiated scarcely a slight development of the zone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was propitiated by libations poured with the left hand. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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