pacify ['pæs.ɪ.faɪ] verb transitive CALM 使镇静 ■to cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied 使平静,平息;安抚•He pacified his crying child with a bottle.他用奶瓶来哄自己哭闹的孩子。 •It was difficult for the police to pacify the angry crowd.警方难以使愤怒的人群平静下来。 ['pæs.ɪ.faɪ] verb transitive PEACE 和平 ■to bring peace to a place or end war in a place 平定,平息;绥靖•A UN force has been sent in to try and pacify the area worst affected by the civil war.一支联合国部队已被派遣前往,设法稳定受内战影响最严重的地区。 |