单词：mollify
音标：['mɒlifai] ；
vt. 平息, 缓和, 减轻, 使变软
v. make less rigid or softer
词型变化：过去分词 : mollified ; 过去式 : mollified ; 现在分词 : mollifying ; 第三人称单数 : mollifies
考试类型：[托福/GRE]
考试类型：[托福/GRE]
词性分布：
mollify的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)
- He tried to find ways of mollifying her.他想方设法安慰她。
- Regulators often force government-backed firms to shrink to mollify rivals.监管者常迫使政府支持的公司收缩经营以安抚其竞争对手。
- She managed to mollify her angry boss.她顺利平息了她生气的老板。
- He tried to mollify his father's anger by apologizing.他企图以认错来减缓他父亲的怒气。
- We tried to mollify the hysterical child by promising her many gifts.我们答应给这个歇斯底里的孩子许多礼物，为的是使她平静下来。
经典引文
'Always nagging,' muttered Mrs. Darnley, secretly mollified by feeling her son's arm round her waist.
出自：G. SantayanaThe Colonel looked crosser, so I added, 'Sir', which mollified him slightly.
出自：A. Guinness
【近义词】
- pacify使 ... 平静
- quell压制
- placate抚慰
- appease安抚
- calm平静的
- calm down（使)平静
- soothe缓和
- moderate适度的
- soften(使)变柔和
- lessen减少
- alleviate减轻
- still静止的
- loosen松开
- lenify安慰
- gruntle使高兴
- assuage缓和
- gentle温和的
- temper脾气
- conciliate安抚
- season季节
【反义词】
- exasperate使 ... 恼怒
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