1·He smiled, and made a gesture intended to placate me.
他微笑了一下，做了一个意在安抚我的手势。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·That may be good news for the state as shareholder, but it does not placate Czech consumers, who pay electricity prices that are among the highest in Europe on a purchasing-power basis.
对于国家这个股东而言，这也许是条好消息；却无法安抚捷克的消费者，基于购买力，他们支付的电力价格位于欧洲最高的价位。
3·Donors need to be patient so charities will not feel pressured to plunge in and offer ineffective aid, simply to placate impatient donors.
捐赠者需要有耐心。这样慈善组织才能从容地工作，不会为了安抚心急的捐赠者匆忙投入人力物力却事与愿违。
4·Bankers are desperately trying to placate their critics.
银行业者正在拼了命地试图安抚批评家们。
5·In your fear you will try to escape it, to fight it, to protect yourselves from it, to placate it.
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。