soften

動詞

1. 1

   軟化、變軟、使變軟

   Leave the butter out to soften before you start baking.

   開始烤之前，先把奶油放在室溫下軟化。

2. 2

   使柔和、變柔和

   Warm lighting softens the shadows on her face.

   溫暖的燈光讓她臉上的陰影變得柔和。

3. 3

   緩和、軟化

   His voice softened when he saw the child crying.

   看到孩子在哭，他的語氣就緩和了下來。

4. 4

   減輕、緩解

   The company offered training to soften the impact of the layoffs.

   公司提供訓練課程，以減輕裁員造成的衝擊。

5. 5

   走軟、下跌財經

   Housing prices have softened over the past six months.

   過去半年房價已經走軟。