學個詞 Learn A Word: placate 安撫

今天我們要學的詞是 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. 德國總理默克爾堅持說，戰(zhàn)亂結束后，大多數(shù)難民都會回家，以此來安撫那些反對向難民敞開大門的人。美國副總統(tǒng)拜登在參加世界經(jīng)濟論壇時發(fā)表講話指出，Corporations should avoid making short-term decisions to placate shareholders and instead plan for long-term economic viability. 大公司應避免為安撫股東而做出短期決策，而是要為長期經(jīng)濟活力進行規(guī)劃。好的，我們今天學習的詞是 placate, placate, placate....