soften

美 [ˈsɔf(ə)n]
英 [ˈsɒf(ə)n]
  • v.减轻；使软化；使(心)变温和；使柔弱
  • 网络二系柔润
第三人称单数：softens  现在分词：softening  过去式：softened  

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网络释义

v.
1.
减轻,减弱(抵抗或反对)
2.
使软化,弄软
3.
使(心)变温和;使柔弱;使不闪闪发光;使柔和;使婉转
4.
变软;变温和,变柔和;变弱,变柔弱
5.
变静,变安稳,融和
1.
减轻,减弱(抵抗或反对)
2.
使软化,弄软
3.
使(心)变温和;使柔弱;使不闪闪发光;使柔和;使婉转
4.
变软;变温和,变柔和;变弱,变柔弱
5.
变静,变安稳,融和

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全部全部,减轻减轻,使软化使软化,使变温和使变温和,使柔弱使柔弱,二系柔润二系柔润
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1.
Pregnant bodies produce a hormone, relaxin, which softens tissues around the pelvis to prepare it for birth.
怀孕的身体产生荷尔蒙、松弛素，松弛素使骨盆周围的组织变软，使骨盆为生产做好准备。
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2.
If the Chinese economy softens, much of that steel could be exported, which could cause prices to fall around the world.
如果中国经济增速放缓，大部分储存的钢铁可能会出口，可能会造成全球钢铁价格下跌。
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3.
Phosphorus in the form of phosphates suspends particles so they do not stick to dishes and softens water to allow suds to form.
在以磷酸盐的形式出现的磷呈悬浮颗粒状，不会附着在碗碟上，还能使水软化让泡沫产生。
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4.
Hawthorne offers a supernatural phenomenon together with a possible material explanation, and thus frequently softens the blow too much.
霍桑描写了一个超自然现象，又给了一个可能的物质解释，这往往使故事在力量上受到很大的损害。
5.
Water treatment equipment purifies and softens potable water for municipalities, commercial and residential applications around the world.
用于世界各地市区，商业区和住宅区之食水处理以净化和软化饮用水。
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6.
Notice how expressing a desire to say "yes" softens the refusal in the following conversations.
在下面的对话中，留意那份想要答应的心意，是如何缓和了拒绝的口气。
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7.
I must have looked like I'd just gotten beaned by an Olympic shot put to the forehead, because suddenly Julie softens.
我看起来一定像是刚被奥运铅球砸中额头（呆傻相），因为朱莉突然之间柔和下来。
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8.
Sheldon: The supermarket was out of my regular fabric softener. If this one under-or over-softens, I'll need time to make things right.
谢尔顿：我常用的柔软剂超市卖光了，如果这一款过柔或不够柔，我得花时间处理。
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9.
A park ranger's voice softens as he talks of a boyhood creek in Louisiana where he swam and fished.
一位守林人谈起他孩提时在路易斯安那故乡的小溪里游泳、钓鱼时，语调便柔和起来。
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10.
But if the data is ambiguous and neither side softens its position, the stage could be set for a dangerous show-down.
但是，如果数据本身并不明确，而任何一方又都不愿松动立场，事态可能会发展到危险的摊牌地步。
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