propitiate

[美]/prəˈpɪʃieɪt/
[英]/prəˈpɪʃieɪt/
词频: 极高

释义

vt. 劝解,抚慰,使息怒
词形变化
现在分词propitiating
过去分词propitiated
第三人称单数propitiates
过去式propitiated

例句

propitiate the gods with a sacrifice.

用祭品使上帝息怒

the pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices.

异教徒认为用祭牲取悦众神是很重要的。

He tried to propitiate his angry boss with a heartfelt apology.

他试图用衷心的道歉来安抚他生气的老板。

The villagers made offerings to propitiate the gods.

村民们献祭以取悦神灵。

She offered to propitiate her upset friend by buying her favorite dessert.

她提出买她最喜欢的甜点来安抚她不高兴的朋友。

In some cultures, sacrifices are made to propitiate the spirits of the ancestors.

在一些文化中,进行祭祀以安抚祖先的灵魂。

The company sent a gift basket to propitiate the dissatisfied customer.

公司送了一个礼篮来安抚不满意的顾客。

He offered to propitiate his girlfriend after forgetting their anniversary.

在忘记纪念日后,他提出要安抚他的女朋友。

The king ordered a grand ceremony to propitiate the gods for a successful harvest.

国王下令举行盛大的仪式来取悦神灵,以祈求丰收。

The diplomat tried to propitiate the hostile nation by offering a peace treaty.

外交官试图通过提议和平条约来安抚敌对国家。

She made a sincere apology to propitiate her offended colleague.

她诚挚地道歉以安抚她冒犯的同事。

The traditional ceremony was held to propitiate the spirits of the forest.

举行了传统仪式以安抚森林的灵魂。

原声例句

'I should like to lose something I valued in order to propitiate the fates.

‘我宁愿失去我珍视的东西, 以挽回命运。

来源: Magician

Especially I felt this when I made any attempt to propitiate him.  No ruth met my ruth.

当我试图安抚他时,我尤其有这种感觉。没有露丝遇见我的露丝。

来源: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

Panchu must undergo a purification ceremony to cleanse himself of sin and to propitiate his community.

潘楚必须接受净化仪式来净化自己的罪恶并安抚他的社区。

来源: Family and the World (Part 1)

So, that’s what she did, she made some sacrifices like those old school Aztecs who propitiated the Gods with human blood.

所以, 这就是她所做的, 她做出了一些牺牲, 就像那些用人血祭祀众神的老派阿兹特克人一样。

来源: World Atlas of Wonders

I myself think that the need to worship is no more than the survival of an old remembrance of cruel gods that had to be propitiated.

我自己认为, 崇拜的需要只不过是残忍的神灵的古老记忆的遗存。 不得不被安抚。

来源: Blade (Part Two)

' There had been something so tremendous in the shrinking off of the three, that the wretched man was willing to propitiate even this lad.

’这三个人的退缩有着如此巨大的意义,以至于这个可怜的人甚至愿意安抚这个小伙子。

来源: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

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