1 N-COUNT 硬水软化器，硬水软化剂(可以去除水中某些矿物质，使洗衣时容易产生肥皂泡) A water softener is a device or substance which removes certain minerals, for example calcium, from water, so that it makes bubbles easily when you use soap to wash things. 硬水软化器，硬水软化剂(可以去除水中某些矿物质，使洗衣时容易产生肥皂泡)

2 N-MASS 织物软化剂，柔顺剂(洗衣时加入水中的一种化学物质，可使衣物手感柔和) A fabric softener is a chemical substance that you add to water when you wash clothes in order to make the clothes feel softer. 织物软化剂，柔顺剂(洗衣时加入水中的一种化学物质，可使衣物手感柔和)