| 释义 |
reˈsoften, v.|riː-|
[re- 5 b.]
To soften again. Hence reˈsoftening vbl. n.
1611Florio Worlde of Wordes 439/3 Rimollire,..also to remollifie, to resoften or asswage. 1889P. N. Hasluck Model Engin. Handybk. 136 By the appearance of the colours we are informed of the temperature of the steel, or in other words, how far, or to what extent the resoftening has progressed. 1894Duke of Argyll Burdens of Belief 90 Come burnished autumn with thy wealth of flame,..Come leaves with tints too blended for a name, And lakes resoftening lights that come from you. 1963J. Osborne Dental Mech. (ed. 5) i. 16 The impression is taken, chilled, the surface resoftened by flaming and the impression re⁓inserted. |