英语释义

1. to soothe in temper or disposition appease
mollified the staff with a raise

2. to reduce the rigidity of soften
Shaving cream mollifies the beard.

3. to reduce in intensity assuage, temper
Time mollified his anger.

4. soften, relent

5. to make (someone) less angry to calm (someone) down

6. to soothe in temper or disposition

片语

placatory抚慰的；怀柔的；调解的

soothing安慰；减轻痛苦（soothe的现在分词）

英汉例句

• on one hand, he and his secretary of state, condoleezza rice, have made mollifying trips to europe, trying to reassure america's oldest allies that despite the iraq war, it wants to remain friends.

  一方面，布什和他的国务卿康多莉扎·赖斯已踏上了安抚欧洲的旅程，试图让美国由来已久的盟友放心：尽管爆发了伊拉克战争，美国仍想与他们为友。

• he has made some other appointments that appear aimed at mollifying mr ozawa’s supporters.

  他还进行了其他任命旨在安抚小泽先生的支持者们。

• to some extent, mollifying china is considered part of the job.

  从某种意义上讲，和中央沟通也是他工作的一部分。

• for it was neither herb, nor mollifying plaster that healed them, but thy word, o lord, which healeth all things.

  医好他们的，并不是草乐，也不是膏药，上主，而是你那治好一切的话。

• this information seemed to have a mollifying effect, and the irate young man favored martin with a measuring stare.

  这番劝告起了缓解的作用，那气沖沖的年轻人瞪大眼睛打量了马丁一会儿。

• mr. obama has struck a mollifying note with china.

  奥巴马先生对中国政策有所缓和。

相似词

pacific太平洋

peaceable和平的；平静的；温顺的

相反词

anger(Anger)人名；(罗)安杰尔；(法)安热；(德、捷、瑞典)安格尔

enrage激怒；使暴怒

incense焚香；激怒；熏香

infuriate狂怒的

ire(Ire) （美、英、印度）谓例（人名）

madden(Madden)人名；(英、意、捷)马登

outrage凌辱，强奸；对…施暴行；激起愤怒