soothe

美音：[suð] 英音：[suːð]

简单释义：

v.抚慰；安慰；减轻；劝慰

网络缓和；使平静；安抚

变形：

第三人称单数：soothes 现在分词：soothing 过去式：soothed

完整释义：

1.安慰,劝慰,抚慰;使镇定(神经、感情),使平静
2.缓解,缓和,使舒展
3.缓和,减轻,减少(痛苦等)
4.使人镇静,使…安神,安闲,使…平静下来,消消气
5.心放宽,定心,使…觉得舒服
6.满足,悦人;哄走
7.奉承

例句：

In vain by respectful condescension and kind flattery this matchless mother tried to soothe the sorrows of her daughter-in-law.
不论这位仁厚无比的婆婆怎样尊重她的儿媳妇，对她表示殷勤，怎样善意地说些恭维话，也减轻不了她的悲伤。
Trying to straighten out a crazy boss is like trying to soothe a starving cheetah that's about to consume you for dinner.
纠正一个疯狂的老板，犹如抚慰一头正准备把你当晚餐的饥饿猎豹。
For some time all that Elinor could do was to soothe her sister's distress, lessen her alarms, and combat her resentment.
在若干时间内，埃莉诺只能抚慰妹妹的悲痛，缓和她的震惊，抑止她的愤懑。
We do not know what tender sympathies we possess until we try to dry the widow's tears, and soothe the orphan's grief.
我们不知道自已有惠人的同情心，但到我们擦去寡妇的眼泪，解去孤儿的苦情时就知道了。
There's absolutely no indication that the agreed package for Ireland is going to soothe those concerns spreading from the Iberian peninsula.
丝毫没有迹象表明，爱尔兰援助协议将平息从伊比利亚半岛传出的这些忧虑。
Korean troops for Iraq, and a free-trade accord with the United States in 2007, did little to soothe suspicions that he was anti-American.
即便南韩在2007同年派军至伊拉克为美国助阵、配合联合国的自由贸易协定，也无法减轻大家对于他反美的疑虑。
Today, I started feeling sick to my stomach. I tried to soothe it with some Ramen, which helped for a while.
今天，我感觉胃不舒服，我吃了点面条以减轻一点痛苦。
Oatmeal has anti-inflammatory properties and has been used for centuries to soothe skin.
燕麦中含有抗发炎成分，几百年来一直用于光滑肌肤。

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