conciliate
英 [kənˈsɪlieɪt]
美 [kənˈsɪlieɪt]
v. (尤指通过和蔼友善或送给某物来)平息…的怒火,抚慰,安抚
n. 安抚者; 劝慰者
现在分词:conciliating 过去式:conciliated 过去分词:conciliated 第三人称单数:conciliates
BNC.33847 / COCA.39155
牛津词典
verb
- (尤指通过和蔼友善或送给某物来)平息…的怒火,抚慰,安抚
to make sb less angry or more friendly, especially by being kind and pleasant or by giving them sth
柯林斯词典
- VERB 和解;调解;安抚
If youconciliatesomeone, you try to end a disagreement with them.- His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them...
他的职责是安抚那些人,而不是去激怒他们。 - The President has a strong political urge to conciliate...
总统有进行安抚的强烈政治意愿。 - He spoke in a low, nervous, conciliating voice.
他说话时声音低沉、紧张,带着一种安抚的口吻。
- His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them...
英英释义
verb
- make (one thing) compatible with (another)
- The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories
- come to terms
- After some discussion we finally made up
- cause to be more favorably inclined
- She managed to mollify the angry customer