soften up
vi.
1. [butter +] 变软；软化； [ground +] 变松软； [collar, leather, skin +] 变柔软
- The butter will soften up if you take it out of the fridge. 如果你把黄油从冰箱里拿出来, 它会变软的。
2. <非正式> (grow less stern) 变温和；变得不严厉
- We must not soften up towards these offenders. 我们对这些罪犯决不能心慈手软。
vt. sep.
1. (make less hard) to soften sth up or to soften up sth
[+ butter] 使变软；使软化； [+ ground] 使变松软； [+ collar, leather, skin] 使变柔软
2. (make less stern) <非正式> (by persuasive talk)
to soften sb up or to soften up sb 安抚；讨好；劝诱
- If they'd treated you well it was just to soften you up. 他们要是对你好, 也不过是为讨好你罢了。
3. 【军】 (by bombing)
to soften sb up or to soften up sb (通过炮击、轰炸等)削弱(敌方防御)
- You're going to see several weeks of an air campaign to soften up the troops. 你将看到几周的空战以削弱部队防御。
soften up
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soften up
1. weaken an enemy before a major attack（在进攻前用轰炸等）削弱（敌方的）抵抗力
- Our aeroplanes bombed the enemy and softened up their defences before the army landed and attacked. 我们的飞机在部队登陆进攻前，对敌阵地进行了一番轰炸，削弱了敌军的防御能力。
2. make soft（使）软化
- If you talk to her nicely, you may manage to soften her up. 你要跟她好好谈，可能会软化她。
- He sent her a huge box of chocolates to soften her up before he asked her to marry him. 在向她求婚前，他送了她一大盒巧克力来讨好她。
1. weaken an enemy before a major attack（在进攻前用轰炸等）削弱（敌方的）抵抗力
- Our aeroplanes bombed the enemy and softened up their defences before the army landed and attacked. 我们的飞机在部队登陆进攻前，对敌阵地进行了一番轰炸，削弱了敌军的防御能力。
2. make soft（使）软化
- If you talk to her nicely, you may manage to soften her up. 你要跟她好好谈，可能会软化她。
- He sent her a huge box of chocolates to soften her up before he asked her to marry him. 在向她求婚前，他送了她一大盒巧克力来讨好她。
- 英语>简体中文, 英语常用短语词典
soften up
vt. 削弱，软化
vt. 削弱，软化
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soften up
v.
使软化
v.
使软化
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soften up
动词 to make or become soft 使软化
动词 to make or become soft 使软化
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