soft-soap
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌsɒftˈsəʊp]
- 美式音标 [ˌsɑːftˈsoʊp]
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基本解释
- vt. 阿谀；说恭维话；讨好
- vi. 阿谀；说恭维话；奉承
英汉例句
- A gift is just one way to "soft-soap" somebody, or to "butter him up.
送礼就是给人“轻抹肥皂”或“涂上黄油”的一种手段。 - Another quieter way to win support or gain influence is to "soft-soap" a person.
另一种赢得支持、施加影响力的更为从容的方法是“软化、抬举”某人。 - Mr Grinstein held meetings with employees around the country and was careful not to soft-soap the message.
格林斯泰因与全国各地的员工召开会议，小心翼翼地避免造成他是在谄媚的印象。 - Set in the last days of the second world war, it implies that death and sacrifice are determined by expediency and in this case the need to soft-soap a cowardly officer who, when the war ends, may be able to further a soldier's political ambitions.
ECONOMIST: War is certainly hell to film
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- to try to persuade someone to do what you want by saying pleasant things to them
- If you soft-soap someone, you flatter them or tell them what you think they want to hear in order to try and persuade them to do something.
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专业释义
- 软（肥）皂
- 钾皂
- 软皂