| 词汇 | softening |
| 释义 | softening adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈsɒfənɪŋ/us FINANCE, STOCK MARKET that has stopped increasing or that is falling: A softening job market eventually will mean slower wage growth. The state's unemployment rate has remained remarkably stable at very low rates despite a softening national economy. softening noun[ S ] uk /ˈsɒfənɪŋ/us FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a lack of increase or a reduction in the level of something: a softening in sthA softening in oil prices has helped alleviate some of the damage. He sees a softening in demand from the current boom's nouveaux riches, whose high-tech wealth is waning. a softening of sth (against sth)The NIKKEI advanced, with blue-chip exporters bounding higher on a softening of the yen against the dollar. a reduction in how severe or unpleasant something is: a softening of sthThe minister for immigration recently announced a softening of policy. The general softening of society's attitude towards the consumption of certain illegal drugs has raised concerns over the impact of drugs at work. Examples of softeningsoftening However, the government's agreement to allow the rescue of 500 bears may represent a softening of this stance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For this reason, water softening is often unnecessary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was personally responsible for the softening the impact of military activities, such as quarterting and positioning of troops. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The soft pronunciation of occurs before any of the softening vowels and the hard pronunciation occurs elsewhere. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. From these results it appears that the transition from elastic to plastic behavior may also indicate the transition from softening to hardening. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He also discovered and explained the mechanism of bond softening in strong-field molecular dissociation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Demand for new aircraft in the summer of 1929 was softening. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As its name suggests, certain regions of cerebral softening result in a red color. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Every man who will not have softening of the heart must at last have softening of the brain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A chassis that flexes may be prone to fatigue and further softening with use will eventually result in failure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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