placate
v. 平息，安抚；怀柔
第三人称单数 placates
现在分词 placating
过去式 placated
过去分词 placated
例句
His intent is clearly not to placate his critics.
他的目的显然不是要安抚批评他的人。
《牛津词典》
He smiled, and made a gesture intended to placate me.
他微笑了一下，做了一个意在安抚我的手势。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
The concessions did little to placate the students.
让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
