propitiate

美 [prəˈpɪʃieɪt]英 [prəˈpɪʃieɪt]
  • vt.安抚;使息怒

派生词: propitiation n. 过去式: propitiated 现在分词: propitiating 过去分词: propitiated 第三人称单数: propitiates

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verb

VN使息怒
to stop sb from being angry by trying to please them

Sacrifices were made to propitiate the gods.

人们供奉祭品以求神灵息怒。

placate

propitiate

频次

  • 1
    VERB 劝解;抚慰;使息怒
    If you propitiate someone, you stop them being angry or impatient by doing something to please them.

    I've never gone out of my way to propitiate people...

    我从未刻意取悦别人。

verb

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make peace with
Synonym: appease

数据来源:WordNet

  1. 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。

  2. Offer a sacrifice to propitiate the gods

    供奉祭品以安抚诸神

  3. Sacrifices were made to propitiate the gods .

    人们供奉祭品以求神灵息怒。

  4. I 've never gone out of my way to propitiate people

    我从未刻意取悦别人。

  5. These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters .

    这些古老的仪式让水中的神灵平息了怒气。

  6. I tried to propitiate gods and to dispel demons .

    我试著取悦神只,驱赶恶魔。

  7. In those days people might sacrifice a goat or sheep to propitiate an angry god .

    在那个时候,人们会祭献一只羊以祈禳一个发怒的神。

  8. They offer a sacrifice to propitiate the god .

    他们供奉祭品以慰诸神。

  9. The act of killing ( an animal or person ) in order to propitiate a deity .

    杀害的行为(一个动物或人)目的为了祭祀神仙。

  10. His face was blackened to propitiate the goddess of chance .

    他把脸涂得黑黑的以乞求命运女神息怒。

  11. Christ expiated the sins and propitiated the divine wrath for all his people .

    基督替祂的子民赎了他们的罪,并且挽回了神的忿怒。

  12. He was all attention-to pass the compliments of the day . offer a sacrifice to propitiate the gods

    他就全神贯注――请安问好。供奉祭品以安抚诸神

  13. Again the Captain observed , as a general opening of the conversation that could not fail to propitiate all parties , ' Wal'r , standby ! '

    船长又说道,“沃尔,做好准备!”这就算作是谈话的一个开端,它不会不取得所有在场人的好感的。

  14. I have told you of heR attempts to propitiate M.de Villefort , heR devotion to the elder Dants .

    我已经告诉过您,她曾怎样去向维尔福先生求情,怎样想尽心照顾唐太斯的父亲。

  15. Miss Nipper , on the other hand , rather looked out for these occasions : her sensitive young heart being secretly propitiated by Walter 's good looks , and inclining to the belief that its sentiments were responded to .

    另一方面,尼珀姑娘是很盼望遇到这样的机会的,因为在她敏感的年轻的心灵中已对沃尔特英俊的外貌暗暗地产生了好感;她总爱相信,这种感情总是会得到回答的。