propitiate什么意思、怎么读？单词用法、记忆法、发音音标、反义词辨析、词语翻译、例句造句

propitiate 音标：[prəˈpɪʃieɪt]

vt.劝解，抚慰，使息怒；

◆记忆方法一：
词根词缀记忆法：propitiate v 获宠爱；抚慰（pro前+pit[=pet]+iate→追到前面去→获宠爱）,pet=seek,表示“追寻，寻求”

McKinley was eager to propitiate the agrarian Middle west after his close victory over Bryan in 1896.

麦金莱于1896年在力量相匹敌的情况下战胜布赖恩后，急于要抚慰中西部农民。

VERB. 劝解；抚慰；使息怒. If you propitiate someone, you stop them being angry or impatient by doing something to please them.