v.使 ... 平靜；撫慰；安慰

She knew that he had become delirious, and tried to pacify him. 她知道他已經(jīng)神志昏迷起來了，極力想使他鎮(zhèn)靜下來。

He tried to pacify the protesters with promise of reform. 他試圖以改革的承諾安撫抗議者。

I bought an ice cream to pacify my crying daughter. 我買了個冰淇淋來撫慰哭泣的女兒。