| 单词 | pacific |
| 释义 | pacific (once / 1728 pages) adj The word pacific refers to people, actions, and ideas that are peaceful. Pacific actions promote and create peace. A pacifist is a person who opposes all wars, and that word can help you remember that pacific things are also peaceful. All pacific things are done in a peaceful way or help the cause of peace. Protesting a war is pacific. Signing a peace treaty is pacific. The philosophy of being pacific is called pacifism. Don't confuse pacific with a small "p" with Pacific with a big "P" — as in the Pacific Ocean. WORD FAMILYpacific: pacifically, pacification+/pacification: pacifications/pacifier: pacifiers/pacify: pacific, pacified, pacifier, pacifies, pacifying USAGE EXAMPLES"At 13:20 pacific time, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to an unspecified medical aid request," a spokesperson for the service said. BBC(Nov 22, 2016) “We can build a more pacific society if we wish.” The Guardian(Sep 28, 2016) He remembered the belligerent ants, who claimed their boundaries, and the pacific geese, who did not. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) 1adj disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force Syn peaceable peaceable, peaceful not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war 2adj promoting peace the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up Syn conciliative, conciliatory intended to placate Pacific (once / 326 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY Pacific: Pacifics USAGE EXAMPLESThe strike started December 28 after Pacific Choice Seafood in Humboldt County, California, offered to pay $2.75 a pound for the tasty crustacean. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Great vintage advertisement: The Union Pacific railroad touts its access to “America’s vital potato markets.” Time(Jan 02, 2017) In Oakland, for example, the museum owned a donated collection of items from communities of Pacific Islanders. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean Pacific islands 2n the largest ocean in the world Syn|Exp Pacific Ocean ocean a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere |
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