smoothsthover
—phrasal verbwithsmoothverbuk/smuːð/us/smuːð/
to makeproblems, difficulties, ordisagreementslessseriousoreasiertosolve, usually bytalkingto thepeopleinvolved
（通常通过交谈沟通的方式）缓和，调解
Would you like me totrytosmooththingsover between you andyourparents?需要我来尝试缓和一下你和你父母之间的关系吗？