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v.安慰¹⁶;安抚⁴⁴;平息⁴⁰形容词mollifiable副词mollifyingly名词mollification过去分词mollified现在分词mollifying三单mollifies
和谐缓和
Verb:
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;She managed to mollify the angry customer make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate;she tempered her criticism make less rigid or softer-ify是动词后缀；主要看词根moll，比较两个同源词melt融化；熔化和mild柔和的，三者主体形式一致，元音部分有些许变化，且都来自印欧词根*mel-柔，软，“安抚”是使急躁的情绪变柔缓，“融化”是硬的东西变柔软，“柔和的”就无需多言了。钱博士moll柔软的+i连接字母+fy=fic=fac,make，做，使变得→使人的态度变得柔软⇒抚慰，平息，使平静
词根mel-柔软的来自原始印欧语，衍生出日耳曼词根mel-/mil-、拉丁词根moll-、希腊词根malac-等多种变体，含义均为“柔软的”。GRE红宝书moll软, 抚摸, ify－软化－使脾气软化－安慰
moll 近于melt 软化；音：摸，抚摸 + ify 表动词→安慰
moll软+ify→软化 →安慰moll柔软的+i连接字母+fy=fic=fac,make，做，使变得→使人的态度变得柔软⇒抚慰，平息，使平静。GRE难词记忆mollify→molli=soft 软的+fy→使态度软下来→劝慰词根记忆moll软+ ify → 软化 ⇒安慰词根记忆moll+ify化=软化=抚慰近义词 quell压制calm平静的soothe缓和lessen减少loosen松开lenify安慰temper脾气season季节placate抚慰appease安抚still静止的assuage缓和gentle温和的alleviate减轻gruntle使高兴moderate适度的conciliate安抚pacify使 … 平静soften使变柔和calm down（使)平静反义词 exasperate使 … 恼怒
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用作动词He tried to find ways ofmollifyingher.他想方设法安慰她。
Regulators often force government-backed firms to shrink tomollifyrivals.监管者常迫使政府支持的公司收缩经营以安抚其竞争对手。
She managed tomollifyher angry boss.她顺利平息了她生气的老板。
He tried tomollifyhis father's anger by apologizing.他企图以认错来减缓他父亲的怒气。
We tried tomollifythe hysterical child by promising her many gifts.我们答应给这个歇斯底里的孩子许多礼物，为的是使她平静下来。verb.pacify, soothe
同义词 allay,alleviate,ameliorate,appease,assuage,blunt,lessen,lull,mitigate,pacify,placate,quell,relieve,temperabate,calm,compose,conciliate,cool,cushion,decrease,diminish,dulcify,ease,lighten,mellow,moderate,modify,propitiate,quiet,reduce,soften,sweeten,tranquilizefix up,patch things up,take sting out
反义词 aggravate,agitate,excite,incite,increase,intensify,irritate,provoke,upset,worry,worsen,anger,develop,enlarge,expand,extend,grow,prolong,raise,troubledepress,exasperate,harass
allayverb reduce something, usually a pain or a problem
abate,alleviate,assuage,calm,compose,cool out,decrease,ease,lessen,lighten,make nice,mitigate,moderate,pacify,play up to,pour oil on,quiet,square,take the bite out,take the sting out
alleviateverb relieve;lessen
allay,assuage,ease,lighten,mitigate,mollify,pacify,pour oil on,soft pedal,take the bite out,take the edge off,take the sting out
alleviatesverb relieve;lessen
allays,assuages,eases,lightens,mitigates,mollifies,pacifies,pours oil on,soft-pedals,takes the bite out,takes the edge off,takes the sting out
appeaseverb satisfy, pacify
allay,alleviate,assuage,be enough,blunt,calm,compose,conciliate,content,diminish,do,ease,gratify,lessen,lull,make matters up,meet halfway,mitigate,mollify,patch things up,placate,propitiate,quell,quench,quiet,serve,soften,soothe,subdue,sweeten,tranquilize
appeasesverb satisfy, pacify
allays,alleviates,assuages,blunts,calms,composes,conciliates,contents,diminishes,does,eases,gratifies,is enough,lessens,lulls,makes matters up,meets halfway,mitigates,mollifies,patches things up,placates,propitiates,quells,quenches,quiets,serves,softens,soothes,subdues,sweetens,tranquilizes
assuageverb soothe, relieve
allay,alleviate,appease,calm,compose,conciliate,cool,ease,fill,lessen,lighten,lull,make nice,mitigate,moderate,mollify,pacify,palliate,placate,pour oil on,propitiate,quench,quiet,sate,satisfy,soften,still,surfeit,sweeten,take the edge off,take the sting out,temper,tranquilize Mr Museveni therefore remains the favourite for the2011 election, but much will depend on his ability to mollify the Buganda in what will be a contentious, and perhaps bloody, process.
这样看来穆塞韦尼总统仍然是2011年竞选中被认为会获胜的竞选人，但是这很大程度上要看他抚慰布干达的能力，这将是一个容易引起争论的，甚至可能会流血的过程。 ecocn
The President's comments, however did little to mollify the project's opponents.
总统的这番话并没有平息反对这个计划的人的愤怒。 www.voanews.com.cn
Britain’s plans were caught in a contradiction: seeking both to save the banks, which need a staggering sum, and also to mollify voters, whounderstandably resent handing over a single penny.
英国的计划左右为难：这个方案既要能拯救银行但需要耗资巨大，且要抚慰选民，需要谅解他们目前不愿意多花一分钱。 ecocn
Hard discipline may be needed to preserve the euro, and to mollify German voters who do not want to bankroll irresponsible neighbours.
强硬的规则是必要的，可以保护欧元，也可以安抚不愿再为不负责任的邻国掏腰包的德国选民。 ecocn
He could maintain an existing agreement with America, which would mollify the administration, and hope that the anger in Okinawa is eventually forgotten by much of the electorate.
这样他可以和美国继续保持现存协议以平抚政府，他还期望大部分的选民可以平息鸠山事件所带来的愤恨情绪。 ecocn
He has sent a succession of senior officials to Moscow to mollify Russia, with little success.
他已经派出一连串高级官员前往莫斯科对俄罗斯进行安抚，成效甚微。 ecocn
If fact, all attempts by the government to mollify the depression tend to exacerbate the situation by force feeding more debt when it is least capable of being serviced.
如果确实如此，那么政府所有试图缓解萧条的努力——通过在其能最少发挥作用的时候强制注入更多债务——会使形势恶化。 yeeyan
It will take all your political skill to mollify the rest of the world while America settles its domestic policy.
解决国内政策的同时这也需要你动用一切政治技巧来安抚其他世界各国。 ecocn
Meanwhile, the TNC is several months behind in paying salaries, but is making token handouts to mollify people during Ramadan.
与此同时，虽然拖欠了几个月工资，反对派过渡委员会准备在斋月期间象征性地派发奖金来缓和人们的情绪。 ecocn
Meanwhile, staff at the UN mission in Baghdad are drawing up lists of possible concessions that might mollify all sides.
同时，联合国驻巴格达代表团人员草拟了一份可能平息各方的让步清单。 ecocn
Presumably, the only thing that will mollify Kyl and others would be new warheads.
大概，唯一能让卡尔和其他人住嘴的是新弹头。 yeeyan
Such a move will probably mollify shareholders who have complained about mismanagement at the company.
这样的行动有可能缓和股东们对公司管理失当的怨气。 ecocn
The company has made tweaks to its search engine to mollify rivals and head off a possible legal clash with antitrust authorities.
公司开始调整其搜索引擎来平息竞争者的不满，并尽可能避免和反垄断组织的法律冲突。 kle100
This failed to mollify Macau’s critics.
这并未能安抚澳门批评家们。 yeeyan
Thus, politicians have looked for other, quicker ways to mollify their constituents.
因此，政客们已经找到其他更加快速的方法来安抚其选民。 yeeyan
To mollify the oil firms, it now says it will discuss how these allowances might be extended further.
为了抚慰石油公司，政府现在表示它要讨论将这些免税额如何可能进一步延长。 ecocn
Whereas Mr Haniyeh has invited Mr Abbas to Gaza, to mollify the protesters and show willing to seek reconciliation, his military wing displays scant interest in sharing power.
尽管哈尼亚已经邀请阿巴斯到加沙来安抚抗议者，表现出了寻求重新和解的意愿，但是他的军队阵营却对分权没有什么兴趣。 ecocn |