propitiate

英 [prəˈpɪʃieɪt]

美 [prəˈpɪʃieɪt]

v.  使息怒

过去分词：propitiated　现在分词：propitiating　第三人称单数：propitiates　过去式：propitiated　

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BNC.35042 / COCA.38295

牛津词典

verb

• 使息怒
  to stop sb from being angry by trying to please them
  1. Sacrifices were made to propitiate the gods.
     人们供奉祭品以求神灵息怒。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 劝解；抚慰；使息怒
  If youpropitiatesomeone, you stop them being angry or impatient by doing something to please them.
  1. I've never gone out of my way to propitiate people...
     我从未刻意取悦别人。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• make peace with
  Synonym:appease

双语例句

• 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
• Sacrifices were made to propitiate the gods.
  人们供奉祭品以求神灵息怒。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They offer a sacrifice to propitiate the god.
  他们供奉祭品以慰诸神。
• Offer a sacrifice to propitiate the gods
  供奉祭品以安抚诸神