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单词 soft-centred
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Definition of soft-centred in English:

soft-centred

adjective
  • 1(of a sweet) having a soft filling.

    a big box of soft-centred chocolates
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ryan cut himself a slice of the soft-centered meringue, and one for Ryder.
    • As for dessert, the highest recommendation goes to the soft-centered chocolate cake with forest berry ice cream, pear purée and vanilla sauce.
    • Nine exquisite soft-centered chocolates make up this gourmet chocolate box.
    Synonyms
    loving, fond, adoring, devoted, caring, doting, tender, warm, warm-hearted, big-hearted, soft-hearted, soft, unselfish, kind, kind-hearted, kindly, comforting
    1. 1.1 (of a person) having a compassionate or sentimental nature.
      like all nice Cockney characters, Harry is soft-centred
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Detectives can be hard-boiled, soft-centred, scrambled - brained or gamekeepers turned poachers.
      • The lives of the Celtic saints reveal a very robust spirituality, demonstrating forcefully that they were not soft-centred people, always making friends with paganism, or acting gently when there was need to be strong.
      • If you wanted soft-centred sweetness, you are far more likely to find it in a mighty-muscled man driving a Hummer.
      • But it would be quite wrong to conclude from her subject matter that she was a soft-centered, weak sentimentalist.
      • Neither has been endowed with much money, or education, and - like a chocolate assortment - while Laverne appears to be tough, she has a soft centre, and while Shirley appears to be soft-centred, she is tough.
      • A rugged toughness, hiding a sometimes soft-centred vulnerability, a desire to be admired and liked, brings Bates back into football chairmanship.
      Synonyms
      kind, kindly, kind-hearted, tender, caring, compassionate, sympathetic, warm, warm-hearted, feeling, gentle, mild, benevolent, generous, giving, humane
 
 
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