他微笑了一下，做了一个意在安抚我的手势。

He smiled, and made a gesture intended to placate me.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

他的目的显然不是要安抚批评他的人。

His intent is clearly not to placate his critics.

《牛津词典》

出于恐惧，你们会设法逃跑，与之搏斗，保护你们自己，去安抚老虎。

In your fear you will try to escape it, to fight it, to protect yourselves from it, to placate it.

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Moses manages to placate God momentarily, and then he turns around to face the people.

摩西想马上安抚上帝，他把脸转向人民。

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