conciliate

英 [kən'sɪlɪeɪt] 美 [kən'sɪlɪˌeɪt]

• vt. 安抚；调和；取悦于

英英释义

Verb:

1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;

   "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
   

2. come to terms;

   "After some discussion we finally made up"
   

3. make (one thing) compatible with (another);

   "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. They tried to conciliate the natives with presents.
   他们用礼物来博得土著人的好感。
2. He wanted to explain and conciliate her.
   他要向她解释，劝慰她。
3. They are both trying hard to conciliate one another.
   双方都在拼命想取得谅解。
4. It is hard to conciliate their views.
   他们的看法殊难调和。
5. William Penn wisely tried to conciliate the Indians.
   威廉宾恩很明智地要与印第安人修好。
6. The two countries started to hold dialogues and showed a willingness to conciliate.
   两国开始对话，表示愿意和解。

经典引文

• The arts which conciliate popularity.

  出自： Ld Macaulay

近反义词

【近义词】

• pacify 使 ... 平静
• soothe 缓和
• moderate 适度的
• quiet 安静的
• allay 减轻
• restrain 抑制
• calm 平静的
• alleviate 减轻
• harmonize 协调
• intervene 干涉
• reconcile 调和
• appease 安抚
• mollify 安慰
• placate 抚慰
• make peace 讲和, 和解, 言归于好...
• resolve 解决
• assuage 缓和
• accommodate 供给住宿
• make up 弥补
• gentle 温和的
• lenify 安慰
• gruntle 使高兴
• patch up 修补
• settle 解决

【反义词】

• estrange 使疏远
• alienate 使疏远