學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word: placate 安撫

今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 placate. To placate有安撫的意思。German Chancellor 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. 德國(guó)總理默克爾堅(jiān)持說(shuō)，戰(zhàn)亂結(jié)束后，大多數(shù)難民都會(huì)回家，以此來(lái)安撫那些反對(duì)向難民敞開(kāi)大門的人。美國(guó)副總統(tǒng)拜登在參加世界經(jīng)濟(jì)論壇時(shí)發(fā)表講話指出，Corporations should avoid making short-term decisions to placate shareholders and instead plan for long-term economic viability. 大公司應(yīng)避免為安撫股東而做出短期決策，而是要為長(zhǎng)期經(jīng)濟(jì)活力進(jìn)行規(guī)劃。好的，我們今天學(xué)習(xí)的詞是 placate, placate, placate....