词性及解释
vt.
(使)变柔软, (使)变柔和
vi.
(使)变柔软, (使)变柔和
【经】
减弱
词形变化
名词: softener
动词过去式: softened
过去分词: softened
现在分词: softening
第三人称单数: softens
英英解释
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1.
v.become soft or softer
[例]
○ The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it
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2.
v.make soft or softer
[例]
○ This liquid will soften your laundry
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3.
v.make (images or sounds) soft or softer
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例句
1.
Although conditions are likely to soften this year, the ADB still expects a respectable 4.4 per cent.
虽然今年的增长势头可能会放缓，但亚行仍预计该地区经济增长率将达到可观的4.4%。
2.
So the next time your spouse offers an apology, soften your edges AND open your heart
因此，下一回你的伴侣道歉时，你可一定得温和一些，并且和他(她)敞开你的心扉。
3.
She needed to soften her request to make it AS polite and courteous AS she could.
她需要使请求语气柔婉，以便尽可能把它变成有礼貌与客气。
4.
Crackers, cookies, and pretzels must BE protected against moisture pickup that would soften texture.
而饼干、曲奇、椒盐卷饼则必须防止吸潮,以免质构软化。
5.
Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks or bend a knotted oak. (William Congreve. British dramatist)
音乐有着抚慰粗野的胸怀、软化顽石或使千年老树弯腰的魅力。(英国剧作家康格里夫)
6.
I don't know If he planted the poem next to the faIlIng grade In order to soften the blow, but It worked.
我不知道他是不是故意把这首诗放在不及格作业的下面来减轻对我的打击，但这一招的确管用。
7.
To put it baldly...,ie If I may speak plainly,without trying to soften what I am saying...
直截了当地说吧....
8.
Even the compliment did NOT soften the asperity of the maimed beauty
就连这句奉承话，也没有使这个残废的美人儿稍微平和一点儿，不那么刻薄。
9.
Skin care products that clean, soften and moisturize NOT only improve a persons appearance, they are tantalizing to mosquitoes
护肤品可以保持皮肤干净、柔嫩、湿润，在改善你的外观的同时，也使你成了蚊子攻击的首选对象。
10.
Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, OR bend a knotted oak.——William Congrave
音乐有魔力去慰抚那凶悍的胸怀，软化岩石，或者扭折那盘根错节的橡树。——康格里夫
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