学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2477 placate

今天我们要学的词是 placate¹. To placate有安抚的意思。German Chancellor² Angela Merkel tried to placate critics of her open-door policy for refugees by insisting that most refugees would go home once the conflicts are over. 德国总理默克尔坚持说，战乱结束后，大多数难民都会回家，以此来安抚那些反对向难民敞开大门的人。美国副总统拜登在参加世界经济论坛时发表讲话指出，Corporations should avoid making short-term decisions to placate shareholders³ and instead plan for long-term economic viability⁴. 大公司应避免为安抚股东而做出短期决策，而是要为长期经济活力进行规划。好的，我们今天学习的词是 placate, placate, placate....

1 placate   

v.抚慰，平息(愤怒)

参考例句：

• He never attempts to placate his enemy.他从不企图与敌人和解。
• Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人。

2 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

3 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

4 viability   

n.存活(能力)

参考例句：

• What is required to achieve or maintain such viability? 要达到或维持这种生存能力需要什么？
• Scientists are experimenting to find ways to ensure the viability of seeds for even longer periods of time. 正如我们所说，科学家正在试验努力寻找让种子的生命力更加延长的方法。