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soft-shoe

/sawft-shoo, soft-/US // ˈsɔftˈʃu, ˈsɒft- //

软底鞋,软鞋,软靴,软底船

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of tap dancing done in soft-soled shoes, without taps.

Examples

  • There were stomachs, taut and flat, but also undulating bellies, soft and bloated from the breakfast buffet.

  • Francis is well into his seventies, looks it, has a mild demeanor and soft speaking style; but his rhetoric is electrifying.

  • My surgeon told me my bones were so soft he could barely install the screws.

  • Of course, with such a soft-handed approach comes criticism from the Danish right.

  • If we begin to see the other as our possession and commodity, our shoe, the shadow of our shadow, is there ever a happy outcome?

  • And once more, she found herself desiring to be like Janet--not only in appearance, but in soft manner and tone.

  • A few small rocks of some soft stone may be added, and in between these the Ferns are planted.

  • His face flushed with annoyance, and taking off his soft hat he began to beat it impatiently against his leg as he walked.

  • The delicious soft rains set in early, promising a good grain year.

  • Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.