释义
try to settle a disagreement or dispute with words intended to placate or pacify those involved
平息风波，劝解不和。
双语例句
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He spoke calmly to them trying to pour oil on troubled waters but it was useless .
他心平气和地与他们讲话试图使争吵平息，但这却是徒劳的。
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The two men were shouting abuse, but she did her best to pour oil on the troubled waters.
那两个男人大声对骂，而她则尽力从中调解。
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When I tried to pour oil on troubled waters, both the angry husband and his wife stopped their quarrel and began to attack me.
当我试图平息这对夫妇间的争执时，愤怒的丈夫和他的妻子两人都停下了争吵并转而攻击我。
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Her children were just at that age when they seemed to quarrel all day long, so she had to learn very quickly how to pour oil on troubled waters.
她的孩子们正处于似乎整天争吵不休的年龄，因此她得尽快学会如何平息风波。