soften
英 ['s?f(?)n]
美['s?fn]
- vt. 使溫和；使緩和；使變?nèi)彳?/li>
- vi. 減輕；變?nèi)岷停蛔內(nèi)彳?/li>
實用場景例句
- Fry the onions until they soften.
- 把洋蔥炒軟。
牛津詞典
- a lotion to soften the skin
- 潤膚露
牛津詞典
- Linseed oil will soften stiff leather.
- 亞麻籽油可軟化僵硬的皮革。
牛津詞典
- Trees soften the outline of the house.
- 樹木使房子的輪廓顯得柔和。
牛津詞典
- She felt herself softening towards him.
- 她感覺自己對他逐漸溫和起來。
牛津詞典
- His face softened as he looked at his son.
- 他看著兒子，緊繃的面孔松弛下來。
牛津詞典
- She softened her tone a little.
- 她稍稍緩和了一下語氣。
牛津詞典
- Airbags are designed to soften the impact of a car crash.
- 氣囊用來減輕汽車碰撞的沖擊力。
牛津詞典
- Potential customers are softened up with free gifts before the sales talk.
- 談生意之前，先送給潛在的客戶一些贈品，以聯(lián)絡感情。
牛津詞典
- Soften the butter mixture in a small saucepan...
- 在小平底鍋里將黃油混合物化軟。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Fry for about 4 minutes, until the onion has softened.
- 煎 4 分鐘左右，直到洋蔥變軟。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- There were also pledges to soften the impact of the subsidy cuts on the poorer regions.
- 他們還承諾要減輕削減補貼給較貧困地區(qū)帶來的影響。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...He could not think how to soften the blow of what he had to tell her.
- 他要告訴她的事對她打擊很大，但他又想不出怎么說才能減輕這種打擊。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The letter shows no sign that the Americans have softened their position...
- 信里沒有任何跡象表明美國人的態(tài)度已有所緩和。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- His party's policy has softened a lot in recent years...
- 他所在的政黨近些年的政策已經(jīng)變得溫和多了。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- All at once, Mick's serious expression softened into a grin...
- 米克嚴肅的表情一下子變成了笑臉。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- She did not smile or soften her voice.
- 她沒有笑，聲音也沒有溫和起來。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- We wanted to soften the light without destroying the overall effect of space...
- 我們希望在不破壞整體空間效果的同時，使燈光柔和一些。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Stark concrete walls have been softened by a show of fresh flowers.
- 鮮花擺上之后，突兀的混凝土墻便顯得柔和起來。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...products designed to moisturize and soften the skin.
- 使肌膚滋潤柔滑的產(chǎn)品
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Plastics will soften when exposed to heat.
- 塑料適當加熱就可以軟化.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- We expect inflation concerns to ease as food prices soften in 4 Q 07.
- 預計食品價格在07年第四季度將下降從而緩解通脹壓力.
期刊摘選
- And more than 10 million are afflicted by fluorosis, which can soften and disfigure teeth and bones.
- 此外,貴州還有超過1000萬人有氟中毒的癥狀, 導致牙齒、骼軟化與變形.
期刊摘選
- Her story should soften the stoniest of hearts.
- 她的事情會使心情最冷酷無情的人也為之感動的.
辭典例句
- Sorrow and trouble either soften the heart or harden it.
- 悲哀和煩惱不是使人心軟,就是使人心狠.
期刊摘選