Vocab Bloom Hub

soft-soap

/ˈsɒft ˌsəʊp/

翻译: 动词短语,指用甜言蜜语、奉承或不真诚的好话来哄骗、说服或讨好某人。

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词语关系

verb

/ˈsɒft ˌsəʊp/C1formal
  • zh动词短语,指用甜言蜜语、奉承或不真诚的好话来哄骗、说服或讨好某人。

A phrasal verb meaning to flatter or persuade someone with smooth, insincere talk.

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  1. Persuade through flatteryinformal

    To try to persuade someone by using flattery or smooth, pleasing talk.

    zh甜言蜜语地劝说

    • He tried to soft-soap his boss into giving him a raise.
    • She soft-soaped the client with compliments before asking for the contract.
    • Don't try to soft-soap me; just tell me the truth.

    同义词blandishblarneybutter upcajolecoaxflatterinveiglesweet-talkwheedle

  2. Use flattering talkinformal

    To speak to someone in a very flattering or ingratiating way, often to gain an advantage.

    zh奉承

    • The salesman soft-soaped the customer into buying an expensive car.
    • They soft-soaped the committee members to get their approval.
    • I can't stand it when people soft-soap me just to get a favor.

    同义词blarneybutter upcajolefawnflattersweet-talktoadywheedle

词形
  • soft-soaped past participle
  • soft-soaped past simple
  • soft-soaping present participle
  • soft-soaps third person singular

基本动词soft-soap

短语动词变体soft-soap

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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