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soften

/saw-fuhn, sof-uhn/US // ˈsɔ fən, ˈsɒf ən //UK // (ˈsɒfən) //

变得柔和,变得柔软,变得柔和了,变得柔和起来

Related Words

mitigate缓解,减轻,减轻影响,缓和thaw解冻,融化,解冻剂,解冻期abate消减,削减,缩减,减轻relax放松,松弛,放轻松,放松心情modify修改,更改,改动,改装ease缓解,减轻,舒适度,舒适lessen减轻,减少,减轻了,减低lower较低的,较低,低层,低级melt融化,熔化,融化了,熔炼temper节制,回火,脾气,锻炼relent勉强,不舍得,勉强接受,手软lighten减轻,淡化,减淡,减弱alleviate减轻,纾解,缓解,缓和dissolve溶解,解散,溶化,解除diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱mellow醇厚的,醇厚,醇美,醇美的moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的cushion垫子,坐垫,靠垫,缓冲tone down调低,淡化,淡化语气,调降weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make soft or softer.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become soft or softer.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbcalm, soothe
Forms: softened, softening
Synonyms
abate消减,削减,缩减,减轻alleviate减轻,纾解,缓解,缓和cushion垫子,坐垫,靠垫,缓冲diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱dissolve溶解,解散,溶化,解除ease缓解,减轻,舒适度,舒适lessen减轻,减少,减轻了,减低lighten减轻,淡化,减淡,减弱lower较低的,较低,低层,低级mellow醇厚的,醇厚,醇美,醇美的melt融化,熔化,融化了,熔炼mitigate缓解,减轻,减轻影响,缓和moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的modify修改,更改,改动,改装relax放松,松弛,放轻松,放松心情relent勉强,不舍得,勉强接受,手软temper节制,回火,脾气,锻炼thaw解冻,融化,解冻剂,解冻期tone down调低,淡化,淡化语气,调降weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了allay缓解,安抚,缓和,劝说appease抚慰,绥靖,安抚,姑息assuage抚慰,劝慰,抚平,安抚bend弯曲,弯曲的,拐弯处,折弯disintegrate瓦解,解体,崩解,碎裂enfeeble衰弱,衰弱的,削弱,减弱give给,给予,赋予,给与knead揉捏,揉搓,揉面,揉揉mash捣碎,醪糟,饲料,捣毁moisten濡湿,滋润,濡湿的,滋润了mollify劝解,劝慰,抚慰,劝说palliate缓和,缓和一下,缓解,姑息qualify有资格,有资格的,符合条件,符合条件的quell熄灭,平息,遏止,平息下来still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服tenderize嫩化,柔软化,温柔化,嫩化剂yield产量,屈服,收益,收益率become tender变温柔,变嫩,变得温柔,变温柔了turn down驳回,拒绝,掉头向下,掉头
Antonyms
aggravate加重,恶化,变本加厉,变本加厉地agitate搅拌,鼓动,搅拌器,煽动coagulate凝结,凝固,凝聚,凝集compliment赞美,夸奖,称赞,恭维enlarge扩大,扩大范围,扩大规模,扩大化excite激动人心,使人兴奋,激动人心的,激动extend延伸,延长,扩展,延续grow增长,成长,长,壮大heighten增高,增强,提高,增高了incite煽动,鼓动,挑动,挑起increase增加,提高,增长,增intensify强化,加大,加强,加紧irritate刺激性,刺激,恼人的,烦人magnify凸显,放大,增大,凸现praise赞扬,赞美,表扬,称赞prolong延长,延续,延展,延长时间raise提高,抬高,抬起,抬起来rise崛起,上升,兴起,涨solidify固化,凝固,巩固,凝结strengthen加强,强化,增强,巩固upset心烦意乱,心乱如麻,烦乱,心烦意乱的worsen加剧,恶化,更加恶化,加重disturb困扰,干扰,扰乱,骚扰provoke挑动,挑衅,挑起,撩拨withhold扣留,隐瞒,隐瞒不报,隐匿trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难worry担心,忧虑,担忧,烦恼

Examples

  • Sure, you would be offering them some comforting words to soften the impact created by the error.

  • Warming temperatures also soften the ice itself, so that it slides more quickly toward the sea.

  • The puff portion refers to softened crude, thin as heated maple syrup, rising up through production wells.

  • Many of those organizations pursued ad opportunities on social networks like Twitter to soften the loss of match-day revenue.

  • As a result, some schools have worked to soften the blow by skipping scheduled tuition hikes or even cutting the costs.

  • Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dates to soften, about 15 minutes.

  • But now, facing a tough re-election, Walker is trying to soften his rhetoric.

  • Russia did not only rely on Ketchum to soften its image in the West.

  • Indeed, after the end of a relationships, there are many reasons to turn to sex to soften the blow.

  • There are hints that a behind-the-scenes strategy to soften the blame put on the Portuguese is already underway.

  • A trace of light had begun to soften the sky over the dome, but had not yet seeped down to ground level.

  • The old woman meanwhile tried to soften the obdurate wall with melted butter and new milk—but in vain.

  • He had tried to soften his reply, but not being politic or tactful had succeeded only in expressing himself more brusquely.

  • The rapidity of their decomposition is such, that when spread on the land they are seen to soften and disappear in a short time.

  • Madame Malmaison knew it also, but the hard look on her greedy face did not soften.

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