Soothe
[ sʊð ]
第3级
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vt. 安慰;缓和;使平静;减轻痛苦;
📝 例句
This cream contains a mild analgesic to soothe stings and bites.
这种乳膏含有一种性能平和的止痛剂,能缓解被螫咬后的疼痛.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ soot-shoot射,he-他:射死他才使平静
※ smooth-平滑,soothe-使…平静:使水面光滑→使平静
※ 谐音“速死”:速死对他来说是一种安慰,不用再受罪了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
soothe
v[Tn]
1 make (a person who is distressed, anxious, etc) quiet or calm; calm or comfort 使（悲伤、 焦虑等的人）平静或镇定; 安慰; 抚慰
soothe a crying baby 哄啼哭的小孩儿.
2 make (pains, aches, etc) less severe or painful; ease 使（痛苦、 疼痛等）变轻; 缓解
soothe sb's toothache 使某人牙痛减轻
This will help to soothe your sunburn. 这有助於减轻你晒伤处的疼痛. > soothing adj
soothing music 令人舒畅的音乐
a soothing voice 有安抚作用的嗓音
a soothing lotion 润肤液. soothingly adv
`There, there,' he said soothingly, `Don't distress yourself!' ｀好了, 好了,＇他安慰道, ｀别伤心了!＇
🔁 扩展释义
*[su:ð]vt. 缓和, 使安静, 安慰, 奉承vi. 起安慰作用
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I'm afraid I can't agree with you. That's a good way of giving information, but it's not a good way of persuading people. For one thing, it's boring, and people aren't going to read an ad that looks boring. For another thing, one computer looks very like
恐怕我不能同意你的意见。那是个通报信息的好办法，但并非是使人信服的好办法。一是它很乏味，人们是不会去读一则看起来很乏味的广告的。其次，计算机彼此都很相像。人们不会记住产品的名字的。
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189
然而阳近一段时间，老年养老金只付给那些最穷的人，因为失业的人数一直在增长。
The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.
火焰照亮了山洞的顶部。