soft soap

noun

/ˌsɒft ˈsəʊp/

/ˌsɔːft ˈsəʊp/

[uncountable] (informal)

a way of talking that involves saying nice things to somebody in order to persuade them to do something（为让某人做某事）说好听的，奉承，灌迷魂汤；劝诱

soft-soap

verb

/ˌsɒft ˈsəʊp/

/ˈsɔːft səʊp/

(informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they soft-soap	/ˌsɒft ˈsəʊp/ /ˈsɔːft səʊp/
he / she / it soft-soaps	/ˌsɒft ˈsəʊps/ /ˈsɔːft səʊps/
past simple soft-soaped	/ˌsɒft ˈsəʊpt/ /ˈsɔːft səʊpt/
past participle soft-soaped	/ˌsɒft ˈsəʊpt/ /ˈsɔːft səʊpt/
-ing form soft-soaping	/ˌsɒft ˈsəʊpɪŋ/ /ˈsɔːft səʊpɪŋ/

soft-soap somebody to say nice things to somebody in order to persuade them to do something（为让某人做某事）说好听的，奉承，灌迷魂汤；劝诱