mollify

mollifymollifyD.J.:[ˈmɔlifai]K.K.:[ˈmɑləˌfaɪ]vt.1.使变软, 使平静, 抚慰

mollify['mɔlifai]vt.1.抚慰,使平静,安抚,使平息怒气:to mollify someone by modesty用谦虚使某人平静下来2.缓和,减轻:to mollify someone's arrogance平息某人的气焰3.使变软,使变温柔vi.1.[古语]变温和;息怒:He bought his angry wife some flowers, but she refused to be mollified.他买了一些花送给生气的妻子,但未能平息她的怒气。变形vt.mollifiedmollifying

mollifymollify[ˈmɔlifai]vt.1.使软化; 缓和, 减轻; 使平静, 抚慰
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