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| 1 | to move your hand across the surface of something until it is flat and even （用手）把…弄平，使平整 |
| +down/out Frances sat smoothing her skirt down over her knees. 弗朗西丝坐着抚平垂在膝部的裙子。 |
| +back Seeing her, he quickly smoothed back his hair. 一看见她，他赶快把头发往后捋平。 |
| | 1a | to use a tool or special paper to make the surface of something very flat and even （用工具或特殊的纸）弄平，磨平，压平 | | Be sure to wear gloves when smoothing mirror edges. 磨平镜子边缘时一定要戴手套。 | |
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| 2 | to carefully spread a substance over a surface 小心地涂抹 |
| Anne bathed the baby and gently smoothed cream into his skin. 安妮给婴儿洗了澡，然后轻轻地把润肤霜抹在婴儿皮肤上。 |
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| - | smooth sb’ s ruffled feathers
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| to try to make someone who feels offended less angry |
| 平息某人的怒气 |
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| - | smooth the way (for)
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| to remove problems so that something can be achieved easily |
| （为…）铺平道路；使…顺利完成 |
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| The talks are intended to smooth the way for eventual monetary union. 会谈旨在为最后统一货币铺平道路。 |
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| - | ˌsmooth ˈover |
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| | to make a problem seem less serious 使（问题）缓解；使减轻 | He’ s trying to smooth over differences between the two leaders. 他在试图消除两位领导人之间的分歧。 | |
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