mollify
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?m?l.?.fa?]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?mɑ?.l?.fa?]
- 國際音標(biāo) ['m?lifai]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- v. （使）平靜，平息怒氣；安撫，撫慰；緩和，減輕
詞根記憶
- moll(柔軟的) + ify→使柔軟→安撫
- moll(軟) + ify(使)→使矛盾軟化→平息
英漢例句
- The inves-tigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
展開調(diào)查主要是為了安撫那些壓力集團(tuán)。 - She managed to mollify her angry boss.
她順利平息了她生氣的老板. - Say something to mollify his anger.
你去解勸幾句,叫他別生氣了. - The inves-tigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
展開調(diào)查主要是為了安撫那些壓力集團(tuán)。 - She managed to mollify her angry boss.
她順利平息了她生氣的老板.
英英字典
- to make someone less angry or upset
- If you mollify someone, you do or say something to make them less upset or angry.