Help me smooth out the tablecloth.帮我把桌布弄平整。

The ground was rocky, so we smoothed out the path with cedar chips.地面不平整，于是我们用雪松木屑把小道垫平。

We will smooth out the election process by next year.我们将于明年顺利推进选举进程。

She tried to smooth things out [=end an argument or disagreement] with her daughter-in-law, but the damage was done.她想尽力消除与儿媳的争执，但伤害已经造成。