soft-soap
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?s?ft?s??p]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?sɑ?ft?so?p]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt. 阿諛；說恭維話；討好
- vi. 阿諛；說恭維話；奉承
英漢例句
- A gift is just one way to "soft-soap" somebody, or to "butter him up.
送禮就是給人“輕抹肥皂”或“涂上黃油”的一種手段。 - Another quieter way to win support or gain influence is to "soft-soap" a person.
另一種贏得支持、施加影響力的更為從容的方法是“軟化、抬舉”某人。 - Mr Grinstein held meetings with employees around the country and was careful not to soft-soap the message.
格林斯泰因與全國各地的員工召開會議，小心翼翼地避免造成他是在諂媚的印象。 - 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
雙語例句
權(quán)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.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- 軟（肥）皂
- 鉀皂
- 軟皂