soothe

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  • v.抚慰；安慰；减轻；劝慰
  • Web缓和；使平静；安抚
Simple Present：soothes  Present Participle：soothing  Past Tense：soothed  

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Soothe
v.
1.
~ sb
安慰；抚慰；劝慰to make sb who is anxious, upset, etc. feel calmer
The music soothed her for a while.
音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。
2.
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减轻，缓解，缓和（身体某部位的紧张或疼痛）to make a tense or painful part of your body feel more comfortable
This should soothe the pain.
这个应该能缓解疼痛。
Take a warm bath to soothe tense, tired muscles.
洗个热水澡，让紧张疲劳的肌肉放松一下。

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1.
Expressing anger may be difficult if you were taught to soothe over conflicts or to defer to other's feelings.
如果你从小就被教导要化解冲突或是屈从别人的情感，表达出来愤怒或许会有困难。
rú guǒ nǐ cóng xiǎo jiù bèi jiào dǎo yào huà jiě chōng tū huò shì qū cóng bié rén de qíng gǎn , biǎo dá chū lái fèn nù huò xǔ huì yǒu kùn nan 。
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The best method, researchers note, is to put the child to bed awake allowing them to "self-soothe" and fall asleep on their own.
研究者提醒，最好的方式是当孩子清醒的时候将他放在床上，让他自我舒缓，然后自己入睡。
yán jiū zhě tí xǐng , zuì hǎo de fāng shì shì dāng hái zi qīng xǐng de shí hou jiāng tā fàng zài chuáng shàng , ràng tā zì wǒ shū huǎn , rán hòu zì jǐ rù shuì 。
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3.
For some time all that Elinor could do was to soothe her sister's distress, lessen her alarms, and combat her resentment.
在若干时间内，埃莉诺只能抚慰妹妹的悲痛，缓和她的震惊，抑止她的愤懑。
zài ruò gān shí jiān nèi , āi lì nuò zhǐ néng fǔ wèi mèi mèi de bēi tòng , huǎn hé tā de zhèn jīng , yì zhǐ tā de fèn mèn 。
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4.
Someone's pain shatters the confines of her body, leaking out in tears, exploding in cries, defying all efforts to soothe the despair .
粉碎别人的痛苦的限制，她的身体的时候，在泪水中泄漏、爆炸的叫喊，摒弃一切努力去哄那个绝望。
fěn suì bié rén de tòng kǔ de xiàn zhì , tā de shēn tǐ de shí hou , zài lèi shuǐ zhōng xiè lòu 、 bào zhà de jiào hǎn , bìng qì yí qiè nǔ lì qù hǒng nà ge jué wàng 。
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Oatmeal has anti-inflammatory properties and has been used for centuries to soothe skin.
燕麦中含有抗发炎成分，几百年来一直用于光滑肌肤。
yàn mài zhōng hán yǒu kàng fā yán chéng fèn , jǐ bǎi nián lái yì zhí yòng yú guāng huá jī fū 。
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Trying to straighten out a crazy boss is like trying to soothe a starving cheetah that's about to consume you for dinner.
纠正一个疯狂的老板，犹如抚慰一头正准备把你当晚餐的饥饿猎豹。
jiū zhèng yī gè fēng kuáng de lǎo bǎn , yóu rú fǔ wèi yì tóu zhèng zhǔn bèi bǎ nǐ dāng wǎn cān de jī è liè bào 。
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We do not know what tender sympathies we possess until we try to dry the widow's tears, and soothe the orphan's grief.
我们不知道自已有惠人的同情心，但到我们擦去寡妇的眼泪，解去孤儿的苦情时就知道了。
wǒ men bù zhī dào zì yǐ yǒu huì rén de tóng qíng xīn , dàn dào wǒ men cā qù guǎ fù de yǎn lèi , jiě qù gū ér de kǔ qíng shí jiù zhī dào le 。
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However, other experts are not convinced that Hatshepsut poisoned herself to death while trying to soothe her itchy skin.
但是，有些专家提出异议，他们并不认为哈特谢普苏特女王是在治疗皮肤瘙痒的过程中中毒身亡的。
dàn shì , yǒu xiē zhuān jiā tí chū yì yì , tā men bìng bù rèn wéi hā tè xiè pǔ sū tè nǚ wáng shì zài zhì liáo pí fū sào yǎng de guò chéng zhōng zhòng dú shēn wáng de 。
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All around the school, teachers were desperately trying to hide and soothe children.
在整座学校里，教师们都在绝望地试图把孩子们藏起来并进行安慰。
zài zhěng zuò xué xiào lǐ , jiào shī men dōu zài jué wàng de shì tú bǎ hái zi men cáng qǐ lái bìng jìn xíng ān wèi 。
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Gingerbread and whipped cream was Jem's favourite dessert. But tonight it had no charm to soothe his stormy soul.
姜饼和鲜奶油是杰姆最喜欢的甜点，但今晚它们却不足以平复他那澎湃的灵魂。
jiāng bǐng hé xiān nǎi yóu shì jié mǔ zuì xǐ huan de tián diǎn , dàn jīn wǎn tā men què bù zú yǐ píng fù tā nà péng pài de líng hún 。
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