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soft GENTLEHsBft, $sB:ftadj-er, -est not forceful, loud or easily noticed柔和的，轻柔的a soft voice/sound轻柔的声音soft music轻柔的音乐a soft glow柔和的光soft lighting柔和的灯光 (disapproving)If you are (too) soft or you go soft or you take a soft line you are not forceful or STRICT enough, esp. in criticizing or punishing someone who has done something wrong.对…太宽厚的This government for too long has been too soft on firms that break the sanctions.长久以来，政府对那些破坏条款的企业的惩罚过于宽厚。They have accused him of going soft on the independence issue.他们指控他对独立问题的处理过于温和。Someone who is soft-hearted is kind, gentle and thinks about what other people need.心肠软的，仁慈的 ☆HARD 中的hard-heartedIf you soft-pedal something, you treat it as less important or less urgent than you think it is.采取低调态度，缓和，不予张扬This is a rather sensitive issue--I think we'd better soft-pedal it for the moment.这是个相当敏感的问题----我想我们目前最好对此采取低调处理。If someone uses a soft sell, they try to sell something to someone by being gently persuasive.劝诱推销手段The training brochure deliberately adopts a soft sell approach.培训手册有意采用了一种劝诱推销手法。Someone who is soft-spoken has a quiet pleasant voice.声音柔和的 (Am)If you are soft on someone you love them or like them very much.喜欢，爱上I think Walter must be soft on Marj--he keeps sending her flowers and cards.我想沃特一定是爱上玛吉了----他不断地给她送去鲜花和贺卡。If you have a soft spot for someone, you like them more than other people.最钟情之处，最喜爱之处She's always had a soft spot for her younger nephew.她最喜欢她的小侄子。
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