softened
美 [?s?f(?)n] 
英 [?s?f(?)n]
- v.減輕；使軟化；使(心)變溫和；使柔弱
- 網絡軟化的；變軟；室溫軟化
詞形變化
第三人稱單數：softens 現在分詞：softening 過去式：softened 反義詞
同義詞
英漢解釋
v. | 3. 使(心)變溫和;使柔弱;使不閃閃發光;使柔和;使婉轉 |
英英解釋
例句
The bombers and fighters pummeled the enemy and softened up the defenses so that the Allied ground troops had less work to do.
轟炸機和戰斗機對敵人進行連續的攻擊并摧毀他們的防線，這樣盟軍的地面部隊就可以少費點事。
He came toward her, his inquisitorial eye softened a little by his consciousness of the affection that had inspired her visit.
他走近了她，一種嚴酷的眼光卻因意識到她來看他的情分而稍稍軟化。
Her heart softened to see the children playing in the garden.
看到小孩們在庭院游玩，她的心情溫和下來。
For Cynthia, the news was a blow but one softened by the knowledge that at least now she knows where her relative is.
對辛西婭來說這個消息是個打擊，不過令她欣慰的是現在她至少知道了親人的下落。
Heat the olive oil in a wide, shallow pan and then add the onion with a bit of seasoning and cook for a few minutes until softened.
取一直寬口淺鍋倒入橄欖油加熱，并放入洋蔥加入調味料燒幾分鐘直到洋蔥變軟。
Twain softened the point with humor, but he made the point nonetheless.
馬克·吐溫采取幽默的筆法緩和了語氣，但仍然論述了自己的觀點。
But if you will listen to his letter, you may perhaps be a little softened by his manner of expressing himself.
不過，要是你聽聽他這封信里所說的話，那你就會心腸軟一些，因為他這番表明心跡還算不錯。
"And you! " said Mrs. Weasley, but it was with a slightly softened expression that she started cutting Harrybread and buttering it for him.
“你也閉嘴！”韋斯萊夫人說，可是她動手給哈利切面包涂黃油時，臉上的表情已稍稍溫和了一些。
Let us here emphasize one detail, he was not won over and was but little softened by all the solicitude and tenderness of his grandfather.
在這里我們要著重指出一個細節：外公的關懷和愛護一點沒有贏得他的歡心，也很少使他感動。
The straw which must be straight and of good quality, is first softened in the warmth of the sauna, then cut into sections of equal length.
草材須直挺結實。先在桑拿室內烘軟，然后截成等長的段兒，用線穿起來作成三角型，方型和和八角型。
Super-deluxe houses have continued to set record prices, undaunted by the softened market environment.
今年，有些超豪宅繼續打破樓價紀錄，不受疲軟的市場環境動搖；
Her face has softened in the instant and her eyes began to glow as she talked.
她的臉馬上緩和下來，當她講話時，眼睛開始放出光芒。
This is not to say that knowing before hand would have prepared us for the experience or that it would have softened the blow.
這不是說提前知道就可以讓我們為這個經歷做好準備，或者能減輕打擊。
The old basket-maker saw that the child was the one he'd made, and his heart softened a little.
老籃商看到丑女孩抱著的是自己做出的柳條嬰兒，他的心變得柔軟了一些。
When the softened plastic reaches the end of this chamber, it is forced at high pressure through a nozzle and into a cool mold.
當達到軟化塑料的結束這個會議廳，這是強迫高壓通過噴嘴，并進入冷卻模具。
This softened consumer resistance, opening the door for a generation of online games and applications to levy similar charges.
這弱化了消費者的抵觸情緒，為新一代網絡游戲與應用程序收取類似費用打開了大門。
Simpson said the water, treated by a filtration system and ultraviolet light, softened clients' skin.
辛普森說，通過一個過濾系統和紫外線處理的水軟化顧客的皮膚。
His angry-young-man reputation has been softened by charitable works, including a foundation he started with his wife, Ann.
不過他做的很多慈善工作，包括和妻子安妮共同建立的基金會，讓他的憤青形象有所好轉。
revolves around the ability of a thermoplastic material to be softened by heat and to Harden when cooled.
注射成型的基本概念是使熱塑性材料在受熱時熔融，冷卻時硬化。
Her accent had softened a Bit over the past forty years, but there was still a distinct west British edge to it.
在過去四十年里她的口音變得平了一點，不過還可以聽出明顯的英國西部口音的尾子。
I saw Mr. Rochester smile: his stern features softened; his eye grew both brilliant and gentle, its ray both searching and sweet.
我看見過羅切斯特先生微笑：--他的嚴峻的容貌變得溫和了；他的眼睛變得又明亮又和藹，眼光又銳利又可愛。
It softened the edge of his satisfaction at being given a platoon.
他當上排長后的一團興致，這一下頓時就有點泄氣了。
Although views have softened, men who cross the sexual segregation line in the job market may still face discrimination and ridicule.
看法雖然不那么刻板了，在就業市場上，超越男女之分這條界線的男性還可能遭受到白眼和嘲笑。
The enemies' defences were softened up after bombing.
轟炸后的敵人防御被削弱了。
His heart was softened and melted into tears.
他心軟了，流下了眼淚。
By means of His sufferings, Christ bore and overcame the sins of the whole world, and the hard heart of man was softened and drawn to God.
藉著耶穌的受苦釘死，祂償還全人類的罪債，也軟化最剛硬人的心，吸引人來歸向耶穌；
Medievaldragon: He was a bit arrogant at the beginning, but his experience with Anveena kind of softened him.
在一開始他有點傲慢，但他與安薇娜相處的經歷有點軟化了他。
In precision glass molding, optical glass is softened by heating, then shaped in an aspherical mold made of special heat-resistant material.
在精密玻璃模壓工藝下，經高溫加熱而軟化的光學玻璃，在特殊耐熱材料制成的非球面模具中模壓成型。
Rahm Emanuel, Mr Obama's chief of staff, softened the president's previous insistence on such a plan by floating a compromise.
奧巴馬的幕僚長拉姆伊.曼紐爾，軟化了總統之前對這一計劃的堅持并作出一個妥協。
Heat the rest of the oil in a casserole dish and fry off the onions, carrot and rosemary until just softened (with no colour).
在燜鍋里加油，熱油后，炒洋蔥，胡蘿卜和迷迭香，炒軟為止，但是不要炒上色。
Perhaps mindful of this, Mr Sarkozy has softened some of his language about radical change in recent weeks.
薩爾科齊可能意識到了這一點，因此在最近幾周已經弱化了關于激進變革的言語。
His relatives initially cut ties with him, but their stance softened when they saw the impact of his work on the lives of his patients.
最初他的親人都跟他斷絕了關系，但是當他們看到他在病人身上努力的成效之后，他們的立場開始轉變了。
A trading-boat, with a sail of the softened colour of a dead leaf, then glided into his view, floated by him, and died away.
一艘做生意的小艇揚起一片色調如死葉般柔和的風帆，駛入了他的視線，又駛出了他的視線消失了。
Years ago, students were warned not to end a sentence with a preposition; time, of course, has softened that rigid decree.
多年前，老師警告學生不要以介詞；當然時間已經淡化了這條僵硬的限制。
Furthermore, the impact on higher-end cars could be softened by a lack of price sensitivity among the growing ranks of wealthy Chinese.
另外，中國富人階層不斷擴大，而這群人對價格波動并不敏感，因此高端車受到的影響可能也會在一定程度上被抵消。
Sindu softened a bit and wiped her tears with the back of her hands.
新都松動了一點，抹她的手回到她的眼淚。
softened a bit, and wiped her tears with the back of her hands.
多少緩和了些，拿手背擦了擦眼淚。
This sort of pre-emptive action, even softened with generous payouts, is hardly typical of corporate Japan.
盡管由于大額支出而弱化，這種事先規避的行為并不是日本企業的典型案例。
Thankfully, everyone seems to agree these days that the surgery has flatteringly softened her features.
（謝天謝地的是，現在似乎每個人都認為手術后的王妃更加漂亮了）。
Hard water which can be softened by adding sodium carbonate is called permanent hard water .
經過加入碳酸鈉能被軟化的硬水，稱為永硬水。
The numbers are likely to revive complaints that the reforms have been softened too much in the face of lobbying by banks.
這些數字可能會讓人重新開始抱怨，在各銀行的游說下，巴塞爾銀行監管委員會的改革力度減輕了太多。
When he actually spoke, however, Mr Bernanke mysteriously softened his line, talking of a "distortion" instead.
但當伯南克真正發表演講時，卻不可思議地軟化了措辭，轉而談論中國經濟中存在的“扭曲”現象。
Tina's heart softened, and eventually she invited Jesus Christ to be her Savior and the Lord of her life.
蒂娜心軟了，終于把主當成了自己的救星和生命的主人。
And even that softened version was violated, and those violations punished only for appearance's sake, or not at all.
就是這個被削弱的版本，也還是有國家違反，違反過后的懲罰又只是走走過場，或者干脆就沒有懲罰。
Add the lemon juice, cover the pan and cook over a medium heat until the raspberries have softened and cooked down to a pulp.
加入檸檬汁，蓋好鍋蓋，用中火烘焙，直到山莓變軟至漿狀。
