| 词汇 | soft |
| 释义 | soft adjective uk /sɒft/ us /sɑːft/ softadjective (NOT HARD)A2 not hard or firm: 软的，柔软的，松软的 soft ground松软的地面 a soft pillow/mattress软枕头／床垫 soft cheese软奶酪 I like chocolates with soft centres.我喜欢软质夹心巧克力。 Soft tissue, such as flesh, allows X-rays through.X光能穿透肌肉等软组织。 A2 Soft things, especially parts of the body, are not hard or rough and feel pleasant and smooth when touched: 柔滑的，柔润的，柔软的 soft lips/cheeks/skin/hair柔润的嘴唇／柔滑的双颊／柔滑的肌肤／柔顺的头发 soft leather柔软的皮革 informaldisapproving Someone who is soft is not very healthy and strong: 柔弱的，虚弱的 Look at you! You need more exercise. You're going/getting soft.看看你！你需要多加锻炼，你的身体越来越虚弱了。 I like soft French cheeses such as Brie and Camembert.我喜欢法国软奶酪，比如布里奶酪和卡芒贝尔奶酪。 Sleeping on a bed that is too soft can be bad for your back.睡太软的床会对背部有害。 Bananas and other soft fruits bruise easily.香蕉和其他较软的水果都极易碰伤。 The material was soft to the touch.这块布料摸起来很柔软。 He loved the feel of her soft hair against his skin.他喜欢她那柔滑的头发贴着他的肌肤的感觉。 Soft and fluffy anneal as smooth as silk/a baby's bottomidiom billowy cottony feathery frothily frothy gauzy lathery limp silky soften softener softness soggily supersoft ultra-soft velvet velvety workable You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Weakness and vulnerability softadjective (GENTLE)B1 not forceful, loud, or easily noticed: 柔和的，轻柔的 a soft voice/sound柔和的声音 soft music/lighting轻柔的音乐／柔和的灯光 a soft glow柔和的光 making little or no noise quietThere was a quiet tapping at the door. silentThe stadium fell silent after the goal was scored. soft"Come here!" he said in a soft voice. muffledI could hear muffled voices from the next room. faintThere was the faint sound of traffic in the distance. not strong or forceful gentleA gentle breeze stirred the leaves. mildThe children just have a mild cold. softHer voice was so soft, I could barely hear her. lightThe temperature in London is 24 degrees, with light winds out of the west. lowKeep your voices low while the baby's sleeping. disapproving not severe or forceful enough, especially in criticizing or punishing someone who has done something wrong: （尤指批评或处罚）力度不够的，不严厉的 She thinks I'm too soft on the kids when they misbehave.她认为孩子们不守规矩的时候我的态度过于软弱。 The government can't be seen to be taking a soft line(= not being severe enough) with criminals.政府不应该对犯罪分子心慈手软。 calm and nice to others gentleShe's so sweet and gentle with the children. mildHer grandmother is such a kind, mild person. mild-manneredHe's a mild-mannered diplomat known for his measured responses to crisis. genteelThey're lovely, genteel people who sent flowers when her father passed away. wouldn't hurt a flyOh, she's so nice, she wouldn't hurt a fly. the soft flicker of candlelight烛光的轻轻摇曳 Palm trees swayed lazily in the soft breeze.棕榈树在柔和的微风中慢慢地摇摆着。 He put on some soft music and turned the lights down in order to give the room a bit more atmosphere. I heard the soft mutter of voices in the next room.我听到隔壁有人轻声低语。 He spoke with a soft Irish accent.他讲话时带有轻柔的爱尔兰口音。 Tender & gentle caressing caressingly fly gentle gentleness gently meekly meekness mild mild-mannered mildly mildness non-critical softness softy tender tender-hearted tenderly tenderness softadjective (EASY)UK not difficult: 容易的，不困难的 He's got a pretty soft job - he hardly seems to do anything all day.他的工作很轻松——似乎整天都没什么事。 Easiness and simplicity (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom accessibility at the push of a buttonidiom at the stroke of a penidiom be a matter of somethingidiom fail-safe foolproof frictionless frictionlessly friendly over-simply painlessly painting painting by numbersidiom the path of least resistanceidiom walk into something walkaway wieldy with your eyes closed/shutidiom within the capacity of someone/something softadjective (WATER)Soft water contains a low level of minerals and allows soap to make bubbles. （水）软的（含矿物度低、能让肥皂起泡） Water in general aqua aquatically bathwater bathymetric bathymetrically bathymetry brackish briny dishwater distilled water hydrosphere hydrospheric hypersaline hypersalinity non-turbulent overwater salt water soft water storm surge wet softadjective (DRUGS)[ before noun ] Soft drugs are illegal drugs that many people think are not dangerous.（毒品）不易上瘾的，没什么危害的，软的 Drugs - general words abstinence abstinence-only altered state of consciousness anti-drug bindle bong crank freebasing jacked up legal high lit magic mushroom medicament smashed solvent abuse spike strung out substance wasted wrap softadjective (ECONOMY)In a soft market/economy there are more goods for sale than there are people to buy them, so prices are usually low.（市场或经济）疲软的 Related wordsoftnessnoun Idiomsbe soft on someone soft in the head soft | American Dictionarysoft adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/sɔft/ softadjective[-er/-est only] (NOT HARD)not hard or firm; changing its shape when pressed: The crabs are plucked from the water before their soft shells have had a chance to harden. The baby’s skin feels so soft (= smooth and enjoyable to touch). softadjective[-er/-est only] (GENTLE)not forceful, loud, or easily noticed: a soft voice She likes soft pastel colors. softadjective[-er/-est only] (WEAK)not strong; weak: Car sales were soft last year. If someone is said to be soft on crime, that person is thought to be not forceful enough in punishing criminals. softadjective[-er/-est only] (EASY)not difficult; easier than other things of the same type: She asked some soft questions. soft | Business Englishsoft adjective uk /sɒft/us STOCK MARKET, FINANCE used to describe a market in which prices are not rising or are going down: Its products may be good, but they cost a lot of money, which makes them difficult to sell in a soft market. Deepening soft market conditions make profitable growth difficult to maintain. Compare hard ECONOMICS used to describe prices, demand, sales, etc. that are not increasing or that are falling: The industry is generally struggling with soft prices and expensive running costs. Domestic demand is soft and the Fed could cut interest rates further. Examples of softsoft The soft palate, uvula, redundant pharyngeal tissues, and sometimes the tonsils are removed (51). A complete structural analysis on multiple levels may violate more than one soft constraint. Many good hits are made on the soft targets of transnational pharmaceutical companies. In many transition economies, public environmental funds, capitalized with revenues from pollution charges, provide subsidized financing of such investments through grants and soft loans. More media outlets cover major political events than in the past, including the entertainment-oriented soft news media. It is therefore unsurprising that politicians court the soft news media. So did his manner, which was soft and oily. Theoreticians who dealt with this topic in the second half of the nineteenth century found themselves obliged to choose softer forms of representation. And it stands as a somehow more organic, softer object in front of this light mineral-like background of the main building and marks the entrance. According to them, customers favour this variety because it remains soft after roasting whereas local maize and hybrid maize varieties become hard. Soft-x-ray imaging with torroidally curved thallium acid phthalate crystals in the water window. However, a selected group of large enterprises were exempted from these standards, and provided with fiscal subsidies and soft credits from the state banks. Nor is there a soft paternalist rationale for banning such contracts. They allow the modelling of hard narratives based on actual figures, or soft narratives based on numbers assigned to qualitative scales. Soft-x-ray inter ferometer for measuring the refractive index of materials. 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