| 词汇 | appeased |
| 释义 | appeased past simple and past participle ofappease appease verb[ T ] often disapprovinguk /əˈpiːz/ us /əˈpiːz/ to prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposing side have something that they want: 平息;抚慰;绥靖;姑息 He was a crucial ally who the country needed to appease. They were given a small pay rise but this was not enough to appease them. She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics.她称政府修改法律仅仅是为了安抚那些批评政府的人。 Synonyms pacify placate propitiateformal to get rid of unpleasant feelings or make them less strong: We try to appease our guilty consciences by making donations to charity. His resignation did little to appease public anger. Synonym assuage The company was forced to make concessions in order to appease regulators. He was easily appeased when she reassured him she was not leaving. Can it ever be right to appease a dictator? She was trying to appease the guilt she felt at inheriting so much money. Rather than appeasing their hatred, his comments only intensified the attacks. International relations: diplomacy & mediation ambassador ambassadorial appease appeasement attaché diplomatic diplomatic bag diplomatic corps diplomatic immunity diplomatic relations intermediary intermediation internationalist interventionism legation peacemaker plenipotentiary shuttle diplomacy undiplomatic undiplomatically You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making things better Calming and relaxing Related wordappeasement Examples of appeasedappeased In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Where the moderates coaxed, appeased and conciliated, the radicals preferred to cajole, to threaten and to force. Usually bliss occurs when desires are temporarily appeased and the common mental diffuseness is forgotten. The new treaty appeased both the agrarian lobby and heavy industry as well as export-orientated light industry. For a long time the sea howls and the river replies, but little by little, the winds are appeased and the sea is calmed. By doing this, the local communities and the local authorities, who are constantly haunted by dreams of access to forestry ' royalties ', could be politically appeased. A dissatisfied group that expresses discontent with the current hierarchical arrangement may be appeased by a grant of some degree of local autonomy. Although tensions were ultimately appeased, the result was political polarisation, institutional incoherence and fragile governance by ad hoc policy-making, the president increasingly governing by executive decree. Those who are drunk with power are not easily appeased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not a group which will be appeased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not concern someone's conscience that has to be appeased but a fact that would have to be proved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The powerful minorities with friends in high places hold sway and have to be appeased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to remember the people with whom we are dealing—a people possessing great pride, a people easily appeased, and even more easily hurt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is that indignation and there is a desire that that indignation should be appeased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From then on the union was appeased and a blind eye was turned to good management practices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view, the trade unions will not be appeased by any marginal increase in social benefits. 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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