| 释义 |
soften sb / sth ↔ up 1. informalto be nice to someone before you ask them to do something, so that they will agree to help you使…心软，打动:•She was just softening me up.她就是要叫我心软。2. to make an enemy weaker so that they are easier to attack削弱〔敌人的防御设施以便进攻〕:•Use artillery to soften up the enemy forces.用大炮来削弱敌军。3. to make something less hard or rough使变软，使软化 |