今天我们要学的词是 appease.

appease 的意思是安抚，讨好。 Germany hopes to reduce its carbon footprint and appease the young climate activists by rolling out new and innovative trains. 德国希望通过推出有创新性的新火车来减少碳排放，并安抚年轻的气候问题活动人士。

Critics point out that American companies from all sectors of the economy have to twist their values to appease the Chinese government to be granted access to its huge market. 批评人士指出，美国各个经济领域的企业不得不扭曲自己的价值观，讨好中国政府，以便得到机会进入庞大的中国市场。