| 词汇 | soothe |
| 释义 | soothe verb[ T ] uk /suːð/ us /suːð/ sootheverb[T] (ANGER)to make someone feel calm or less worried: 使平静，安慰 to soothe a crying baby让哭闹的婴儿安静下来 to become calm or make someone calm calm downDad was really angry and it was a long time before he calmed down. calmHe calmed the crying baby. settle downChildren, settle down and take your seats! simmer downOkay, simmer down - no one's trying to upset you. cool down/offWhy don't you go for a walk and cool off? chill outMum, chill out! I'll be home before midnight, I promise! Calming and relaxing appease assuage balls-to-the-wall bask bread calm chill let/blow off steamidiom lie down lighten something up lull lull someone into something melt relaxation self-soothe settle settle down shirt simmer simmer down sootheverb[T] (PAIN)to make a part of the body less painful: 减轻，缓解（疼痛） I had a long, hot bath to soothe my aching muscles.我洗了个热水澡，泡了很长时间以缓解肌肉的疼痛。 Medical treatment: treating & caring for people aggressively bed blocker bed-blocking bring bring someone around clinic health navigator health tourism keep your/an eye on something/someoneidiom logroll logrolling nurse prep reablement referral rehospitalization rehospitalize respite care self-care tend soothe | American Dictionarysoothe verb[ T ] us/suð/ to cause someone to be less upset or angry, or to cause something to hurt less: I picked up the crying child and tried to soothe her. soothingadjectiveus/ˈsu·ðɪŋ/ a soothing ointment for sunburn Examples of soothesoothe We were encouraged to close our eyes and concentrate on images for the letters as our calm and soothing trainer described them to us. Likewise, the soothing touch enhanced relaxation, further assisting him in redeveloping awareness of and communication with those around him. To the extent that this results in more care and that caregiver contact or soothing positively modulates the behavioral state, it may be viewed as honest signaling of need. In both cases the infants were soothed and attentive to the music, suggesting that they were familiar with it and had therefore been listening whilst in the womb. Whereas when infants focus intently on a novel event, and are either unable or disinclined to look away, sharing that focus, while soothing, may be more appropriate. The detective work of servants, on the other hand, soothes their employer's anxieties about a superior disciplinary power that might in fact order and control middle-class subjectivity. He successfully presented reduction of light dues as a means of soothing shipowners' resentment of the relaxation of the navigation laws in the 1820s and furthering retrenchment. Strange that a manufacture which charms infancy and soothes old age should so frequently occasion political disaster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The people do not want to be soothed, humbugged and drugged any more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely that would have soothed some of the more ludicrous press comments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been so effectively soothed that they have been almost entirely anæesthetised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Wine is a food, a tonic; it soothes the nerves, aids digestion, is anti-allergenic and can act as an effective preventive against vascular diseases, cancer and dementia. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He tended the furnace, washed the dishes, and soothed the tempers of both residents and visitors. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In their first scenes together, he was shaky and missing his lines, and she soothed and coached him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They may also be very difficult to soothe. See all examples of soothe 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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