He tried to appease the angry crowd with promises.
他试图用承诺安抚愤怒的人群。
The babysitter appeased the crying toddler with a cookie.
保姆用一块饼干哄好了哭闹的小孩。
The company lowered prices to appease angry customers.
公司降价以安抚愤怒的顾客。
Giving in to a bully rarely appeases him for long.
向欺凌者让步很少能让他长久满意。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “appease”: To appease someone is to:
D — Satisfy. “appease” means v. pacify calm satisfy
The tired parents handed the crying toddler a toy to ______ him.
D — appease. “appease” means v. pacify calm satisfy
appease — v. pacify calm satisfy. In Chinese: 安抚，平息.
appease is pronounced /əˈpiːz/. It breaks into 2 syllables: ap · pease.
“appease” means pacify calm satisfy. Examples: (1) He tried to appease the angry crowd with promises. (2) The babysitter appeased the crying toddler with a cookie. (3) The company lowered prices to appease angry customers. (4) Giving in to a bully rarely appeases him for long.
pacify, calm — all close in meaning to appease (v. pacify calm satisfy).
Yes. appease appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
ap-(make) + pease (peace) → pacify, soothe.