Mollify

[ 'mɑlɪfaɪ ]
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vt. 使变软，使平静，抚慰;
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💡 词根助记

moll软+ify化→软化→抚慰

📝 例句

He tried to mollify his father's anger by apologize.
他企图以认错来减缓他父亲的怒气。
He tried to mollify his father's anger by apologizing.
他企图以认错来减缓他父亲的怒气。
To make agreeable or gentle; mollify.
使愉快或柔和；抚慰
Say something to mollify his anger.
你去解劝几句, 叫他别生气了。
She managed to mollify her angry boss.
她顺利平息了她生气的老板。

🌱 联想助记

【记】moll-谐音“猫幼”,ify-使…:小猫能使人平息

✅ 同义词

hush appease lull assuage mitigate muffle pacify placate quell quench quiet quieten balm slicken smooth soften soothe still sweeten tranquilize

🔴 反义词

preoccupy rattle trouble unnerve upset worry bestir confuse agitate disturb

📖 牛津释义

mollify v (pt, pp -fied) [Tn] lessen the anger of (sb); make calmer; soothe 使（某人）息怒; 使平静; 抚慰 He tried to find ways of mollifying her.他想方设法安慰她.

🔁 扩展释义

*['mɒlifai]vt. 平息, 缓和, 减轻, 使变软

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🗣️ 情景例句

Harry, if Michelle doesn't want to go,
Harry如果Michelle不想去，
What time do you think it is?
你以为现在几点？
and of dark narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases,
和阴暗狭窄的街道组成
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