appease

US: /əˈpiz/
UK: /ɐpˈiːz/


English Vietnamese dictionary


appease /ə'pi:z/
  • ngoại động từ
    • khuyên giải; an ủi, làm cho khuây, làm cho nguôi; dỗ dành
      • to appease someone's anger: làm cho ai nguôi giận
    • làm dịu, làm đỡ (đói...)
    • nhân nhượng vô nguyên tắc, thoả hiệp vô nguyên tắc
      • to appease a potential enemy: nhân nhượng vô nguyên tắc một kẻ có thể trở thành thù

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb [VN] (formal, usually disapproving)
1 to make sb calmer or less angry by giving them what they want: The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.
2 to give a country what it wants in order to avoid war
appeasement noun [U]: a policy of appeasement

Concise English dictionary


appeases|appeased|appeasingə'piːz
verb
+cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
+overcome or allay
+make peace with