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conciliate

vt.安慰,赢得,调和

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conciliate为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:conciliation 动词过去式:conciliated 过去分词:conciliated 现在分词:conciliating 第三人称单数:conciliates 形容词:conciliable

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conciliate


/kən'sɪlɪeɪt; kən`sɪlɪ,et/
v
1 [Tn] make (sb) less angry or more friendly (esp by being pleasant or making some concessions) 使(某人)息怒或友好(尤指经抚慰或让步); 安抚; 抚慰; 劝慰
*conciliate outraged customers 劝慰盛怒的顾客.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn] ~ (between sb and sb) bring (people who are disagreeing) into agreement 使(有分歧的人)意见一致; 调解; 调停
*conciliate (between) the parties in a dispute 调解双方(之间)的争端.

conciliate


v [I and T]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of conciliare 'to bring together, unite', from concilium; COUNCIL]
to do something to make people more likely to stop arguing, especially by giving them something they want
 proposals designed to conciliate the unions
>conciliatorn[C]