剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - soothe collapse

soothe
/su:ð/
verb [T]
ANGER 发怒
* to make someone feel calm or less worried
使平静，安慰

1. to soothe a crying baby
让哭闹的婴儿安静下来

/su:ð/
verb [T]
PAIN 疼痛
* to make an injury less painful
减轻，缓解（疼痛）

1. I had a long hot bath to soothe my aching muscles.
我洗了个热水澡，泡了很长时间以纾缓肌肉的疼痛。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - soothe collapse

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1.VERB 动词安抚;抚慰;使平静 If you soothe someone who is angry or upset, you make them feel calmer.

【语法信息】：V n

  • He would take her in his arms and soothe her...

    他会把她揽在怀中抚慰她。

  • It did not take long for the central bank to soothe investors' fears.

    中央银行很快便消除了投资者的担忧。

soothing

  • Put on some nice soothing music...

    播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。

  • His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.

    他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

soothingly

  • 'Now don't you worry,' she said soothingly.

    “现在你就别担心了，”她的语气里充满了抚慰。

2.VERB 动词减轻，缓和(身体的痛处或不适) Something that soothes a part of your body where there is pain or discomfort makes the pain or discomfort less severe.

【语法信息】：V n

  • ...body lotion to soothe dry skin.

    滋润干燥皮肤的润肤液

soothing

  • Cold tea is very soothing for burns.

    凉的茶水非常有助于减轻烧伤灼痛。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - soothe collapse

soothe
soothe / su:T / verb [VN]
1. to make sb who is anxious, upset, etc. feel calmer
   安慰；抚慰；劝慰
   SYN  calm :
   The music soothed her for a while.
   音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。
2. to make a tense or painful part of your body feel more comfortable
   减轻,缓解,缓和(身体某部位的紧张或疼痛)
   SYN  relieve :
   This should soothe the pain.
   这个应该能缓解疼痛。
   Take a warm bath to soothe tense, tired muscles.
   洗个热水澡,让紧张疲劳的肌肉放松一下。
• sooth·ing adj.:
   a soothing voice / lotion
   让人感到安慰的嗓音；镇痛液
• sooth·ing·ly adv.:
   'There's no need to worry,' he said soothingly.
   "不必担忧。"他宽慰道。
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ 'soothe sth ↔ away
   to remove a pain or an unpleasant feeling
   解除；消除；消释

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - soothe collapse

soothe verb
Soothe is used with these nouns as the object: anxiety, conscience, mind, muscle, nerve, pain, skin, worry

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - soothe collapse

soothe verb
⇨ calm (The music soothed her.) ⇨ ease (soothe the pain)

新牛津英语同义词词典 - soothe collapse

soothe

verb
1 Rachel patted his hand to soothe him
CALM , calm down, quiet, pacify, subdue, settle, settle down, comfort, hush, lull, tranquillize, appease, assuage, win over, conciliate, make peace with, mollify, propitiate; Brit. quieten (down).
-opposite(s): AGITATE, DISTURB.

2 it contains a mild local anaesthetic to soothe the pain
ALLEVIATE , ease, relieve, take the edge off, assuage, allay, dull, soften, lessen, moderate, temper, palliate, mitigate, diminish, decrease, blunt, deaden, abate; rare lenify.
-opposite(s): AGGRAVATE.

词源记忆 - soothe collapse

soothe 安慰，欣慰，减轻
来自sooth 的动词形式，词性比较bath, bathe.