| 单词 | softly, softly approach |
| 释义 | > as lemmassoftly, softly approach (b) attributive, esp. in softly, softly approach, with the sense ‘cautious, guileful’. ΚΠ 1944 F. E. Kenchington Commoners' New Forest xvii. 142 It is that ‘primarily’ with which I quarrel, and the ‘softly, softly’ manner in which the ancient life of the soil is edged along courteously into third place. 1961 Irish Times 17 Oct. 6/2 Their colleagues in the Unionist Group, who prefer the ‘softly, softly’ approach, have almost disowned them. 1974 New Scientist 28 Feb. 563/2 Dahrendorf has been following a ‘softly, softly’ policy. 1979 Now! 14 Sept. 53/2 Sadat and Begin..are both adopting a ‘softly-softly’ approach to the Palestinian problem. 1986 New Scientist 31 July 15/1 The ‘softly, softly’ tone of their advice. 2013 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 24 Apr. 15 The softly, softly approach isn't working and the prison sentence is not a strong enough deterrent. < as lemmas |
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