| 单词 | soothe |
| 释义 | soothe (once / 287 pages) v To soothe is to relieve or to bring comfort. If the pounding in your head is driving you mad, it sounds like you might need an aspirin or two to soothe your headache. Soothing is meant to make you feel better, both physically and emotionally. Spend too many hours on the beach without sunblock? You'll need some aloe to soothe that sunburn. Had a bad breakup with a boyfriend? Soothing that broken heart might take something stronger — chocolates, a gabfest with good friends, and sappy movies are usually just what the doctor ordered. WORD FAMILYsoothe: soothed, soothes, soothing+/soothing: soothingly USAGE EXAMPLESOlalia’s chicken and rice bowl is fragrant and soothing, spiked with chile leaves, ginger, garlic and fish sauce. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) We start with a gift that soothed the most wrenching of human trials, a solitary battle against a fearsome illness. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Jane Austen’s self-enclosed world enveloped me, soothing in its contours and assumptions. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1v cause to feel better the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation Ant|Hyper irritate excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve provide physical relief, as from pain 2v give moral or emotional strength to Syn|Hypo comfort, console, solace calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize make calm or still allay, ease, relieve, stilllessen the intensity of or calm lullcalm by deception composecalm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placatecause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of assure, reassurecause to feel sure; give reassurance to abreactdischarge bad feelings or tension through verbalization |
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