softened
美 [ˈsɔf(ə)n] 
英 [ˈsɒf(ə)n]
- v.减轻；使软化；使(心)变温和；使柔弱
- 网络软化的；变软；室温软化
词形变化
第三人称单数：softens 现在分词：softening 过去式：softened 反义词
同义词
英汉解释
v. | 3. 使(心)变温和;使柔弱;使不闪闪发光;使柔和;使婉转 |
英英解释
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.
轰炸机和战斗机对敌人进行连续的攻击并摧毁他们的防线，这样盟军的地面部队就可以少费点事。
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，一种严酷的眼光却因意识到她来看他的情分而稍稍软化。
Her heart softened to see the children playing in the garden.
看到小孩们在庭院游玩，她的心情温和下来。
For Cynthia, the news was a blow but one softened by the knowledge that at least now she knows where her relative is.
对辛西娅来说这个消息是个打击，不过令她欣慰的是现在她至少知道了亲人的下落。
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.
取一直宽口浅锅倒入橄榄油加热，并放入洋葱加入调味料烧几分钟直到洋葱变软。
Twain softened the point with humor, but he made the point nonetheless.
马克·吐温采取幽默的笔法缓和了语气，但仍然论述了自己的观点。
But if you will listen to his letter, you may perhaps be a little softened by his manner of expressing himself.
不过，要是你听听他这封信里所说的话，那你就会心肠软一些，因为他这番表明心迹还算不错。
"And you! " said Mrs. Weasley, but it was with a slightly softened expression that she started cutting Harrybread and buttering it for him.
“你也闭嘴！”韦斯莱夫人说，可是她动手给哈利切面包涂黄油时，脸上的表情已稍稍温和了一些。
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.
在这里我们要着重指出一个细节：外公的关怀和爱护一点没有赢得他的欢心，也很少使他感动。
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.
草材须直挺结实。先在桑拿室内烘软，然后截成等长的段儿，用线穿起来作成三角型，方型和和八角型。
Super-deluxe houses have continued to set record prices, undaunted by the softened market environment.
今年，有些超豪宅继续打破楼价纪录，不受疲软的市场环境动摇；
Her face has softened in the instant and her eyes began to glow as she talked.
她的脸马上缓和下来，当她讲话时，眼睛开始放出光芒。
This is not to say that knowing before hand would have prepared us for the experience or that it would have softened the blow.
这不是说提前知道就可以让我们为这个经历做好准备，或者能减轻打击。
The old basket-maker saw that the child was the one he'd made, and his heart softened a little.
老篮商看到丑女孩抱着的是自己做出的柳条婴儿，他的心变得柔软了一些。
When the softened plastic reaches the end of this chamber, it is forced at high pressure through a nozzle and into a cool mold.
当达到软化塑料的结束这个会议厅，这是强迫高压通过喷嘴，并进入冷却模具。
This softened consumer resistance, opening the door for a generation of online games and applications to levy similar charges.
这弱化了消费者的抵触情绪，为新一代网络游戏与应用程序收取类似费用打开了大门。
Simpson said the water, treated by a filtration system and ultraviolet light, softened clients' skin.
辛普森说，通过一个过滤系统和紫外线处理的水软化顾客的皮肤。
His angry-young-man reputation has been softened by charitable works, including a foundation he started with his wife, Ann.
不过他做的很多慈善工作，包括和妻子安妮共同建立的基金会，让他的愤青形象有所好转。
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热塑性材料在受热时熔融，冷却时硬化。
Her accent had softened a Bit over the past forty years, but there was still a distinct west British edge to it.
在过去四十年里她的口音变得平了一点，不过还可以听出明显的英国西部口音的尾子。
I saw Mr. Rochester smile: his stern features softened; his eye grew both brilliant and gentle, its ray both searching and sweet.
我看见过罗切斯特先生微笑：--他的严峻的容貌变得温和了；他的眼睛变得又明亮又和蔼，眼光又锐利又可爱。
It softened the edge of his satisfaction at being given a platoon.
他当上排长后的一团兴致，这一下顿时就有点泄气了。
Although views have softened, men who cross the sexual segregation line in the job market may still face discrimination and ridicule.
看法虽然不那么刻板了，在就业市场上，超越男女之分这条界线的男性还可能遭受到白眼和嘲笑。
The enemies' defences were softened up after bombing.
轰炸后的敌人防御被削弱了。
His heart was softened and melted into tears.
他心软了，流下了眼泪。
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.
藉著耶稣的受苦钉死，祂偿还全人类的罪债，也软化最刚硬人的心，吸引人来归向耶稣；
Medievaldragon: He was a bit arrogant at the beginning, but his experience with Anveena kind of softened him.
在一开始他有点傲慢，但他与安薇娜相处的经历有点软化了他。
In precision glass molding, optical glass is softened by heating, then shaped in an aspherical mold made of special heat-resistant material.
在精密玻璃模压工艺下，经高温加热而软化的光学玻璃，在特殊耐热材料制成的非球面模具中模压成型。
Rahm Emanuel, Mr Obama's chief of staff, softened the president's previous insistence on such a plan by floating a compromise.
奥巴马的幕僚长拉姆伊.曼纽尔，软化了总统之前对这一计划的坚持并作出一个妥协。
Heat the rest of the oil in a casserole dish and fry off the onions, carrot and rosemary until just softened (with no colour).
在焖锅里加油，热油后，炒洋葱，胡萝卜和迷迭香，炒软为止，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.
萨尔科齐可能意识到了这一点，因此在最近几周已经弱化了关于激进变革的言语。
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.
最初他的亲人都跟他断绝了关系，但是当他们看到他在病人身上努力的成效之后，他们的立场开始转变了。
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.
一艘做生意的小艇扬起一片色调如死叶般柔和的风帆，驶入了他的视线，又驶出了他的视线消失了。
Years ago, students were warned not to end a sentence with a preposition; time, of course, has softened that rigid decree.
多年前，老师警告学生不要以介词；当然时间已经淡化了这条僵硬的限制。
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，中国富人阶层不断扩大，而这群人对价格波动并不敏感，因此高端车受到的影响可能也会在一定程度上被抵消。
Sindu softened a bit and wiped her tears with the back of her hands.
新都松动了一点，抹她的手回到她的眼泪。
softened a bit, and wiped her tears with the back of her hands.
多少缓和了些，拿手背擦了擦眼泪。
This sort of pre-emptive action, even softened with generous payouts, is hardly typical of corporate Japan.
尽管由于大额支出而弱化，这种事先规避的行为并不是日本企业的典型案例。
Thankfully, everyone seems to agree these days that the surgery has flatteringly softened her features.
（谢天谢地的是，现在似乎每个人都认为手术后的王妃更加漂亮了）。
Hard water which can be softened by adding sodium carbonate is called permanent hard water .
经过加入碳酸钠能被软化的硬水，称为永硬水。
The numbers are likely to revive complaints that the reforms have been softened too much in the face of lobbying by banks.
这些数字可能会让人重新开始抱怨，在各银行的游说下，巴塞尔银行监管委员会的改革力度减轻了太多。
When he actually spoke, however, Mr Bernanke mysteriously softened his line, talking of a "distortion" instead.
但当伯南克真正发表演讲时，却不可思议地软化了措辞，转而谈论中国经济中存在的“扭曲”现象。
Tina's heart softened, and eventually she invited Jesus Christ to be her Savior and the Lord of her life.
蒂娜心软了，终于把主当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.
就是这个被削弱的版本，也还是有国家违反，违反过后的惩罚又只是走走过场，或者干脆就没有惩罚。
Add the lemon juice, cover the pan and cook over a medium heat until the raspberries have softened and cooked down to a pulp.
加入柠檬汁，盖好锅盖，用中火烘焙，直到山莓变软至浆状。
