• vt. 使溫和；使緩和；使變?nèi)彳?/li>
• vi. 減輕；變?nèi)岷停蛔內(nèi)彳?/li>

soft,軟的，-en,使。 softener 軟化器

soften (v.)

late 14c., "to mitigate, diminish" (transitive), from soft (adj.) + -en (1). Meaning "to make physically soft" is from 1520s; intransitive sense of "to become softer" is attested from 1610s. Soften up in military sense of "weaken defenses" is from 1940. Related: Softened; softening.

1. To soften a formal look, Caroline recommends ethnic blouses.

為了看上去不過(guò)于正式，卡羅琳建議穿有民族色彩的上衣。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. If they'd treated you well it was just to soften you up.

他們要是對(duì)你好，也不過(guò)是為了討好你罷了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Livy felt herself soften towards Caroline.

莉薇覺(jué)得自己對(duì)卡羅琳的態(tài)度變溫和了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. She did not smile or soften her voice.

她沒(méi)有笑，聲音也沒(méi)有溫和起來(lái)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. Fry the onions until they soften.

把洋蔥炒軟。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》