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BNC: 6090 COCA: 4869
soften
verb /ˈsɒf(ə)n/
present tense
I/you/we/theysoften
he/she/itsoftens
present participlesoftening
past tensesoftened
past participlesoftened
  1. 1
    [I/T] to become softer, or to make something softer (使)变软

    Simmer gently until the apple has softened. 慢慢炖到苹果变软为止。

    If the mixture is too hard you will need to soften it. 如果混料太硬你就得把它弄软。

     Synonyms and related words
    To change consistency - general words: atomise, atomize, bake...
  2. 2
    [I/T] to become kinder and less severe, or to make someone or something do this (使)变温和;(使)软化

    When Jack spoke to the children his voice softened. 杰克对孩子们说话时声音变温和了。

    She seems to have softened her attitude to him. 她对他的态度似乎已经软化了。

  3. 3
    [T] to make something look more pleasant by making its colour or shape less strong (通过柔化颜色或外形)使变得令人愉快(或讨人喜欢)

    The warm light softened her features. 温暖的灯光使她的外貌更加悦人。

     Synonyms and related words
  4. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
    4
    if prices, sales etc soften, they fall in amount or value

    We are seeing some softening in TV advertising due to the increasingly uncertain economic environment.

    Submitted from United Kingdom on 07/11/2018

phrasal verbs

BNC: 6090 COCA: 4869
soften

verb¹

1become/make sth softer/gentler(使)變得柔軟ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBconsiderably, a lot(使)變軟很多a bit, a little, slightly, somewhat(使)變軟一點兒His smile softened slightly.他的微笑稍柔和了些。I've softened somewhat in my advancing age.隨着年齡的增長,我稍微溫和了些。PREPOSITIONtowards/toward對⋯變得柔和Her anger softened towards / toward him.她對他的怒氣和緩下來。
soften

verb²

2make sth seem less severe使溫和ADVERB | VERB + SOFTEN | PHRASES ADVERBslightly, somewhat稍微/有點兒緩和VERB + SOFTENtry to試圖緩和help (to)有助於緩和PHRASESsoften the blow (of sth)減輕(⋯的)打擊I should try to soften the blow of this news.我應該設法緩解這消息帶來的打擊。The bank may try to soften the blow somewhat with a cut in interest rates.該銀行可能會通過降低利率來緩解衝擊。soften into a smile漸漸露出柔和的微笑Her face softened into a smile.她的臉色漸漸溫和起來,露出了微笑。
BNC: 6090 COCA: 4869
soften verb
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