soft

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a. 软的, 温和的, 柔和的, 柔滑的, 温柔的, 软弱的, 坡度小的, 笨的, 纸币的 n. 柔软的东西, 笨人, 纸币 adv. 柔软地, 温和地

发音

UK /sɒft/
其它 /sɔːft/
UK /sɔːft/
US /sɔft/
/sɑft/
其它 /sæft/

词形变化

softs 复数 softs softer 比较级 softer softest softest 最高级 more soft 比较级 most soft 最高级

别名

PSE

教材释义与例句

名词

柔性；柔软的东西；柔软部分

形容词

软的，柔软的；温柔的，温和的；软弱的；笨的

having a surface that is smooth and pleasant to touch

副词

柔软地；温和地

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A soft-headed or foolish person; an idiot.

    古体 可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A soft drink.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A tyre whose compound is softer than mediums, and harder than supersofts.

    可数 体育 不可数
  4. 4.

    A soft sound or part of a sound.

    非正式 可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    A piece of software.

    可数 过时 罕用 计算机 工程 数学 不可数

    Sega and third-party licensees are set to release an abundance of softs that range from intense shooters to sports to reflex-testers.

  6. 6.

    Banknotes.

    英国 废旧 俚语 不可数 可数
adj. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Easily giving way under pressure.

    软

    My head sank easily into the soft pillow.

  2. 2.

    Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.

    软

    Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.

    soft silk; a soft skin

  3. 3.

    Quiet.

    I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.

  4. 4.

    Gentle.

    There was a soft breeze blowing.

  5. 5.

    Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.

    soft eyes

  6. 6.

    Gentle in action or motion; easy.

  7. 7.

    Limp, weak.

  8. 8.

    Weak in character; impressible.

  9. 9.

    Requiring little or no effort; easy.

  10. 10.

    Not bright or intense.

    soft lighting

  11. 11.

    Having a slight angle from straight.

    At the intersection with two roads going left, take the soft left.

    It's important to dance on soft knees to avoid injury.

  12. 12.

    Voiced; sonant; lenis.

    语言学
  13. 13.

    Voiceless.

    罕用 语言学
  14. 14.

    Palatalized.

    语言学
  15. 15.

    Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.

    俚语

    He’s too soft for the ruthless world of finance.

  16. 16.

    Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.

    俚语

    When it comes to drinking, he is as soft as they come.

  17. 17.

    Low in dissolved calcium compounds.

    You won't need as much soap, as the water here is very soft.

  18. 18.

    Foolish.

    英国 非正式
  19. 19.

    Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)

    物理
  20. 20.

    Physically or emotionally weak.

    see: snowflake and softie

  21. 21.

    Effeminate.

    英国
  22. 22.

    Agreeable to the senses.

    a soft liniment

    soft wines

  23. 23.

    Agreeable generally; pleasant.

    英国 过时 俚语

    1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries And then there'll be the insurance people. And then a young man introducing himself as "The Press". I'll tell you what, sergeant, this being burgled isn't such a soft thing after all.

  24. 24.

    Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.

    soft colours

    the soft outline of the snow-covered hill

  25. 25.

    Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.

    艺术
  26. 26.

    Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.

    The admin imposed a soft ban on the user.

    Messages removed by soft deletion can be recovered if necessary.

  27. 27.

    Emulated with software; not physically real.

    计算机 工程 数学

    Press the red button on the soft phone to hang up.

  28. 28.

    Not likely to cause addiction.

  29. 29.

    Not containing alcohol.

  30. 30.

    Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.

    soft on crime

  31. 31.

    Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.

    商务 金融
  32. 32.

    Softcore

  33. 33.

    Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.

    soft humiliation play

    soft raceplay

    soft vore

  34. 34.

    Of paper: unsized.

  35. 35.

    Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.

  36. 36.

    Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.

  37. 37.

    Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.

  38. 38.

    Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.

    习语 非正式
  39. 39.

    Fake; counterfeit.

    英国 俚语

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London All along, Nickle, I have tried to make you realise that this stroke was not to be a matter of planting a few soft fivers on racecourse bookies—I used to think that you had imagination. We intend to make notes of all the values and chiefly of the big ones.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.

    废旧
interj.
  1. 1.

    Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.

    古体

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

easy piano gentle delicate mild lenient subdued flabby cushy diffuse

反义词 3

hard loud hardened

近义相关 10

little easy light small quiet low whispering gentle muffled dull

参见 6

kind easy quiet tender merciful warm-hearted
副词

同义词 1

easy

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English softe, from Old English sōfte, alteration of earlier sēfte (“soft”), from Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) (“level, even, smooth, soft, gentle”) (compare *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *semptio-, *semtio-, from *sem- (“one, whole”). Cognate with West Frisian sêft (“gentle; soft”), Dutch zacht (“soft”), German Low German sacht (“soft”), German sanft (“soft, yielding”), Old Norse sœmr (“agreeable, fitting”), samr (“same”). More at seem, same.

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