mollify
- IPA[ˈmɒlɪfʌɪ]
英式
- appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)；reduce the severity of (something)
verb: mollify, 3rd person present: mollifies, gerund or present participle: mollifying, past tense: mollified, past participle: mollified
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. appease the anger or anxiety of (someone) nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ reduce the severity of (something) the women hoped to mollify the harsh wilderness environment 同義詞 反義詞
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈmäləˌfī]
美式
- appease the anger or anxiety of (someone): nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists
Oxford American Dictionary
