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pacify
vt.鎮定；撫慰 (appease, placate)
Even a written apology failed to pacify the indignant hostess.
即使是書面的道歉也無法平息女主人的憤怒。
placate
vt.安撫 (appease, pacify)
To placate an infant, a mom has to offer vocal reassurance.
為了安撫嬰兒，母親必須口頭保證。
relax
v.（使）松弛，放松(ease)
slacken
使松弛 (loosen, slow down)
I slackened the line to let the fish swim.
我放松魚線讓魚游動。
soothe
v.緩和，減輕 (appease, relieve)
abate
vi. 減弱，減輕，減低 (decrease, curtail)
The government abated the tax to spur investment.
政府為了刺激投資而減少了稅收。
demulcent
adj.緩和的；鎮痛的
lenitive
adj.潤澤的；緩和的 n. 潤澤藥，緩和劑
alleviate
vt.減輕，緩和（痛苦等）
No arguments shall be wanted on ray part that can alleviate so severe a misfortune.
對于能減輕如此嚴重的不幸的事情，在這方面不需要爭論。
relieve
vt.減少；減輕 (alleviate, assuage, lighten, mitigate, palliate)
This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.
這將在一定程度上減輕火車上的壓力。
detach
vt.分開，分離 (remove, separate)
Sally detached the spray nozzle from the hose.
莎莉把噴頭從軟管上取下來。
detached
adj.分離的(separated, disconnected)
The house has a detached garage rather than an adjoining one.
這棟房子有一個獨立的車庫，而不是毗鄰的車庫。
disunite
vt.使分離
He managed to disunite the links of a chain.
他設法把一條鏈子的鏈環拆開了。
