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soothe obj REDUCE ANGERsU:Tv [T]to calm (a person who is angry or anxious)使平静,安慰It was difficult to soothe her because she was very frightened after the attack.要安慰她是很难的,因为在遭袭击之后,她十分容易受惊吓。I've managed to soothe him down a bit, but he's still pretty annoyed. [M]我想方设法使他平静了一点,可他还是很恼怒。"Music has charms to soothe the savage breast" (William Congreve in the play The Mourning Bride, 1697)“音乐具有魔力,它能安抚狂怒的情感”(康格里夫的戏剧《哀痛的新娘》)
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