英 [ˈpæsɪfaɪ] 美 [ˈpæsɪfaɪ]
vt. 使平静；安慰；平定
第三人称单数pacifies
现在分词pacifying
过去式pacified
过去分词pacified
pacify /ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ/ TEM8 [ pacifying pacified pacifies ]
及物动词 If you pacify someone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased. 安抚
Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics?
这是个严肃的步骤呢，还是仅仅用来取悦批评者的？
及物动词 If the army or the police pacify a group of people, they use force to overcome their resistance or protests. 平息
Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels.
政府军发现难以平定叛乱分子。
不可数名词
...the pacification of the country.
...该国的平定。
For example your energy will have a pacifying effect on others around you.
例如你们的能量对于在你们周围的其他人会有一个安抚的作用。
"I pray you," answered the minister, "if thou hast any means of pacifying the child, do it forthwith!"
“我恳求你了，”牧师回答说，“如果你有什么办法能让这孩子安静下来，赶紧拿出来吧！”
Also key: a firm handshake, good eye contact, and no self-pacifying gestures like fluffing your hair.
同样关键：有力地握手，良好的眼神交流，避免一切像捋头发之类的安抚动作。
His scientists grew cholera cultures, and made huge quantities of narcotics, including ecstasy, intended for use in pacifying demonstrators.
Another pacifying force has been commerce, a game in which everybody can win.
The most obvious of these pacifying forces has been the state, with its monopoly on the legitimate use of force.