Soften
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vt. （使）溫和;使緩和;減輕;變柔和;
vi. 變軟;
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soft軟的+en變成 →弄軟，使軟化
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Even the compliment did not soften the asperity of the maimed beauty.
就連這句奉承話，也沒有使這個殘廢的美人兒稍微平和一點兒，不那么刻
That did not soften the angry boss.
這并沒有平息老板的怒氣。
soften a person's heart
使人心軟
Luxurious living will soften people.
生活奢侈會使人們的意志消沉。
Her story should soften the stoniest of hearts.
她的事情會使心情最冷酷無情的人也為之感動的。
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soften
v[I, Tn]
1 (cause sth to) become soft or softer （使某事物）軟化, 變溫和, 變柔和, 變軟弱
The butter will soften out of the fridge. 黃油從冰箱中取出會變軟.
The lampshade will soften the light. 這個燈罩能使光線柔和一些.
2 (phr v) soften sb up
(a) weaken (an enemy's position) by shelling or bombing it heavily 用火力削弱（敵方陣地）.
(b) (infml 口) make sb unable or less able to resist an attack or persuasion to buy sth, etc 瓦解或削弱某人的抗拒力（以便進攻或勸其購買某物等）
Housewives were softened up with free gifts before the salesmen began the hard talking. 推銷員先用贈品打動家庭婦女的心, 接著就開始直截了當的兜售了.
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*['s?ftn]vt. (使)變柔軟, (使)變柔和vi. (使)變柔軟, (使)變柔和【經】 減弱相關詞組: soften up
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Yes, I'll start work at the Farm Institute next month. I'm looking forward to that. My only regret is that it's quite a long way from all my friends.
是的，下個月我將在農學院工作。我一直盼望得到這份工作。唯一的遺憾是所有朋友都離我太遠了。
There was an argument about money, so it seemed, in a language that Kunta did not understand.
看來他們在用孔塔聽不懂的語言進行了一番討價還價。
Well, I have a problem.
唉，我有一個難題。