placating
用法要点
句型搭配
常用于描述行为或态度，如 placating someone 或 placating gestures，强调主动安抚他人情绪。
介词用法
通常与 with 连用表示安抚方式，如 placating with gifts，或用于 by placating 结构表示通过安抚达成目的。
语域说明
多用于正式或书面语境，如商务、学术或新闻报道，日常口语中较少使用，偏向描述策略性安抚。
基础例句
She tried placating her crying baby by singing a lullaby.
她试图通过唱摇篮曲来安抚哭泣的宝宝。
He offered a placating smile to calm down his upset friend.
他露出安抚的微笑，让生气的朋友平静下来。
The manager is placating the angry customer with a refund.
经理正在通过退款来安抚愤怒的顾客。
They spent the evening placating their neighbors after the noisy party.
在喧闹的派对后，他们花了一晚上安抚邻居。
高级例句
The government issued a placating statement to address public concerns about the policy change.
政府发布了一份安抚性声明，以回应公众对政策变化的担忧。
In the negotiation, placating the opposing party with concessions helped reach a compromise.
在谈判中，通过让步安抚对方有助于达成妥协。
The CEO's placating approach during the crisis maintained stakeholder confidence.
危机期间，CEO的安抚策略维持了利益相关者的信心。
Researchers noted that placating behaviors in leadership can reduce team conflict in academic settings.
研究人员指出，在学术环境中，领导者的安抚行为可以减少团队冲突。
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常见错误
placating 是现在分词，不能单独作谓语动词，需与助动词如 is 连用构成进行时态。
placating 是及物动词的现在分词，后面需接宾语，如 placating him，否则句子不完整。
近义词辨析
soothing
soothing 更侧重于缓解身体或情绪上的不适，如 soothing music，而 placating 强调主动平息他人的愤怒或不满，常用于人际冲突。
The soothing music calmed her nerves, while placating the angry crowd required a public apology.
appeasing
appeasing 常带有贬义，指通过让步来安抚，可能涉及妥协原则，而 placating 更中性，泛指安抚行为，不一定涉及重大让步。
Appeasing the aggressor might lead to further demands, but placating a colleague can resolve minor disputes.