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学个词-1773-mollify

今天我们要学的词是mollify. Mollify的意思是安抚，平息。雅虎公司几个月前取消了雇员远程工作的权利， The company has announced an expanded maternity¹ leave policy to mollify critics of its telecommuting ban. 为了平息取消远程工作所引发的批评，雅虎宣布延长员工的产假时间。美国总统奥巴马将涉嫌滥用职权的国税局负责人撤职，不过，Some question whether the Obama administration's moves will be sufficient to mollify the public. 有人担心，奥巴马政府的这一举措并不足以平复公众的愤怒。好的，今天我们学习的词是 mollify, mollify, mollify...

1 maternity   

n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的

参考例句：

• Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
• Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。