| 单词 | soften up |
| 释义 | soften up 🄰 vi. 1.butter +变软；软化；ground +变松软；collar, leather, skin +变柔软 The butter will soften up if you take it out of the fridge.如果你把黄油从冰箱里拿出来, 它会变软的。 2.<非正式>(grow less stern)变温和；变得不严厉 We must not soften up towards these offenders.我们对这些罪犯决不能心慈手软。 🄱 vt. sep. 1.(make less hard)to soften sth up or to soften up sth + butter使变软；使软化；+ ground使变松软；+ collar, leather, skin使变柔软 2.(make less stern)<非正式>(by persuasive talk) to soften sb uporto soften up sb安抚；讨好；劝诱 If they'd treated you well it was just to soften you up.他们要是对你好, 也不过是为讨好你罢了。 3.【军】(by bombing) to soften sb uporto soften up sb(通过炮击、轰炸等)削弱(敌方防御) You're going to see several weeks of an air campaign to soften up the troops.你将看到几周的空战以削弱部队防御。 |
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