pacified

英 [ˈpæsɪfaɪd]

美 [ˈpæsɪfaɪd]

v.  使平静; 平息; 抚慰; 平息战争; 使实现和平
pacify的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 安抚；抚慰；使平静
  If youpacifysomeone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased.
  1. Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics?...
     这一措施是来真的？还是仅仅为了安抚批评人士？
  2. She shrieked again, refusing to be pacified.
     她又尖叫了，无法使她平静下来。
• VERB 平定；平息；镇压
  If the army or the policepacifya group of people, they use force to overcome their resistance or protests.
  1. Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels...
     政府军发现难以平定叛军。
  2. They were eventually pacified by officers of the local police.
     当地警察最终把他们镇压了下去。

双语例句

• The statement pacified some Americans 'concerns in the past couple of years that China is eating America's lunch, but it triggered a fierce debate.
  这一言论平息了一些美国人在过去几年对中国正在吃掉美国人的午餐的担忧，但这也引发了一场激烈的讨论。
• We pacified him, and the carpenter, though washed away twice from there, managed to repair the door.
  我们设法让他平静下来，而木工尽管被海水冲走过两次，但还是努力把门修好。
• Better than a thousand utterance with useless word is one single beneficial word, by hearing which one is pacified.
  读诵没有用的话语一千句，倒不如只听到一句有益的话带给人安宁。
• They were eventually pacified by officers of the local police.
  当地警察最终把他们镇压了下去。
• And comfort him, hug him. He then will be pacified. But if you both get angry, even God cannot do anything good!
  安慰他一下，抱一抱他就消气了，如果两个一起生气的话，上帝也挡不了！
• The Defenders of this Realm have worked well in secret and in the open. They think that they have pacified Ireland.
  这个王国的卫士或秘密或公开地双管齐下，满以为已经平息了爱尔兰。
• Especially until Japan capture Nanjing, the current political situation is not pacified, their products are controlled by Japan after probably the goods appeared;
  尤其是在日本攻陷南京之后，江南水泥公司经历了是开机出货，还是停业整顿这一痛苦的决策过程：因为时局不靖，恐出货后其产品被日本统制；
• Can be pacified or satisfied.
  可以被安抚或能使之感到满意。
• German anxieties might be pacified were Mr Weber to succeed Mr Trichet when he steps down next year.
  如果明年特里谢先生卸任后，韦伯先生可以接任的话，这或许可以消除德国人民的焦虑和愤怒。
• She pacified him when he got angry at the result.
  她安抚在为结果生气的他。