The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.

普遍认为，这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。

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Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate.

甘地被一些人指责试图对两派选民都加以姑息。

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Or is it simply a move to appease its critics?

或者说此举只是为了平息对它的批评？

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To appease the pixies, Guernsey folk would leave a bowl of porridge out at night.

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To appease his critics, however, he repaid a few thousand dollars of the charges.

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Companies are often tempted to appease these groups lest they suffer harmful publicity or hostile regulation.

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