英语词汇“to be soft on”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Phrases

P1. In proverbs.

a. a soft answer turneth away wrath and variants.

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a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Prov. xv. 1 A soft [L. mollis] answere brekith ire.

c1475 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Cambr.) (1935) i. l. 190 A softe worde swageth Ire.

1611 Bible (King James) Prov. xv. 1 A Soft answere turneth away wrath.

1693 C. Mather Wonders Invisible World 60 We would use to one another none but the Soft Answers, which Turn away Wrath.

1826 R. Southey Let. 19 July (1912) 414 A soft answer turneth away wrath. There is no shield against wrongs so effectual as an unresisting temper.

1979 J. Scott Clutch of Vipers vi. 89 ‘Yes, sir.’.. Soft answer, no wrath.

b. soft words butter no parsnips: see parsnip n. Phrases 1.

P2. soft in the head and variants: having or showing little wisdom or intelligence; foolish, silly; deranged, mentally disturbed; cf. earlier soft-headed adj.

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1814 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 19 Nov. Why are the publishers of the above like a Squash? Because they are soft about the head.

1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful II. viii. 179 A good sort of chap enough, but rather soft in the upper-works.

1834 Knickerbocker Sept. 228 One of them, ‘rather soft in the head’, was applied to for goods, by a plausible old fellow, who paid nobody.

1914 Manch. Guardian 3 Sept. 6/1 You can see the German soldiers running about as though they were soft in the head.

1918 S. Ford Torchy & Vee (1919) v. 84 ‘Oh, he's all right, I guess,’ says I. ‘A bit soft above the ears, maybe.’

1984 A. Thomas Intertidal Life (1986) ii. 226 Alice remembered an elderly grandaunt who's gone a bit soft in the head.

2010 G. Carr Badness of Ballydog 70 She hears voices in her head. Thinks animals tell her things. Soft in the head, she is.

P3. colloquial. to be (also go) soft on.

a. To be in love or infatuated with; to (begin to) regard with affection.

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1840 W. M. Thackeray Barber Cox in Comic Almanack 4 Orlando and my girl, who were mighty soft upon one another.

1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms II. ix. 157 I always thought she was rather soft on Jim.

1895 M. Mather Lancs. Idylls 332 Don't thee go soft on parsons, lass, said her father.

1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. i. xii. 83 He's kinda soft on me, you know.

1977 J. Johnston Shadows on our Skin 179 Was Brendan soft on her?

2010 W. Bell Easy Money xiv. 156 You've gone soft on her, haven't you?

b. To refrain from being harsh with or critical of; to treat too leniently.

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1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxvii. 335 The law being hard upon us, we're not exactly soft upon B.

1883 ‘M. Twain’ Life on Mississippi xxxiv. 373 If he was soft on the Arkansas mosquitoes, he was hard enough on the mosquitoes of Lake Providence to make up for it.

1911 G. B. Shaw Shewing-up Blanco Posnet in Doctor's Dilemma 405 Why did He make me go soft on the child if He was going hard on it Himself?

1982 United Press Internat. (Nexis) 22 Nov. Social workers..have been seen as being ‘soft on alcoholism’.

2001 P. R. Pillar Terrorism & U.S. Foreign Policy (2003) viii. 229 Sometimes the most promising way to reduce future terrorism is through the kind of measures..that in a less educated perspective might be seen as going soft on terrorism.

P4. to have a soft corner for and variants: = to have a soft spot for at soft spot n. Phrases. Now chiefly South Asian.

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1927 ‘A. A. Horn’ & E. Lewis Trader Horn xix. 203 It's in the make-up of the natural man that he keeps a soft corner for a bit of a battle.

1967 Link (Delhi) 15 Aug. in Asian Surv. (1969) Nov. 802 Even policemen seem to have a soft corner for Kanu, the misguided dreamer.

1988 Mod. Asian Stud. 22 560 He had clearly a soft corner for Phoonsen, a man more sinned against than sinning.

2006 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 15 Apr. People of north Kolkata have a soft corner for sweets.

单词	to be soft on
释义	> as lemmas to be (also go) soft on Phrases P1. In proverbs. a. a soft answer turneth away wrath and variants. ΚΠ a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Prov. xv. 1 A soft [L. mollis] answere brekith ire. c1475 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Cambr.) (1935) i. l. 190 A softe worde swageth Ire. 1611 Bible (King James) Prov. xv. 1 A Soft answere turneth away wrath. 1693 C. Mather Wonders Invisible World 60 We would use to one another none but the Soft Answers, which Turn away Wrath. 1826 R. Southey Let. 19 July (1912) 414 A soft answer turneth away wrath. There is no shield against wrongs so effectual as an unresisting temper. 1979 J. Scott Clutch of Vipers vi. 89 ‘Yes, sir.’.. Soft answer, no wrath. b. soft words butter no parsnips: see parsnip n. Phrases 1. P2. soft in the head and variants: having or showing little wisdom or intelligence; foolish, silly; deranged, mentally disturbed; cf. earlier soft-headed adj. ΚΠ 1814 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 19 Nov. Why are the publishers of the above like a Squash? Because they are soft about the head. 1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful II. viii. 179 A good sort of chap enough, but rather soft in the upper-works. 1834 Knickerbocker Sept. 228 One of them, ‘rather soft in the head’, was applied to for goods, by a plausible old fellow, who paid nobody. 1914 Manch. Guardian 3 Sept. 6/1 You can see the German soldiers running about as though they were soft in the head. 1918 S. Ford Torchy & Vee (1919) v. 84 ‘Oh, he's all right, I guess,’ says I. ‘A bit soft above the ears, maybe.’ 1984 A. Thomas Intertidal Life (1986) ii. 226 Alice remembered an elderly grandaunt who's gone a bit soft in the head. 2010 G. Carr Badness of Ballydog 70 She hears voices in her head. Thinks animals tell her things. Soft in the head, she is. P3. colloquial. to be (also go) soft on. a. To be in love or infatuated with; to (begin to) regard with affection. ΚΠ 1840 W. M. Thackeray Barber Cox in Comic Almanack 4 Orlando and my girl, who were mighty soft upon one another. 1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms II. ix. 157 I always thought she was rather soft on Jim. 1895 M. Mather Lancs. Idylls 332 Don't thee go soft on parsons, lass, said her father. 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. i. xii. 83 He's kinda soft on me, you know. 1977 J. Johnston Shadows on our Skin 179 Was Brendan soft on her? 2010 W. Bell Easy Money xiv. 156 You've gone soft on her, haven't you? b. To refrain from being harsh with or critical of; to treat too leniently. ΚΠ 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxvii. 335 The law being hard upon us, we're not exactly soft upon B. 1883 ‘M. Twain’ Life on Mississippi xxxiv. 373 If he was soft on the Arkansas mosquitoes, he was hard enough on the mosquitoes of Lake Providence to make up for it. 1911 G. B. Shaw Shewing-up Blanco Posnet in Doctor's Dilemma 405 Why did He make me go soft on the child if He was going hard on it Himself? 1982 United Press Internat. (Nexis) 22 Nov. Social workers..have been seen as being ‘soft on alcoholism’. 2001 P. R. Pillar Terrorism & U.S. Foreign Policy (2003) viii. 229 Sometimes the most promising way to reduce future terrorism is through the kind of measures..that in a less educated perspective might be seen as going soft on terrorism. P4. to have a soft corner for and variants: = to have a soft spot for at soft spot n. Phrases. Now chiefly South Asian. ΚΠ 1927 ‘A. A. Horn’ & E. Lewis Trader Horn xix. 203 It's in the make-up of the natural man that he keeps a soft corner for a bit of a battle. 1967 Link (Delhi) 15 Aug. in Asian Surv. (1969) Nov. 802 Even policemen seem to have a soft corner for Kanu, the misguided dreamer. 1988 Mod. Asian Stud. 22 560 He had clearly a soft corner for Phoonsen, a man more sinned against than sinning. 2006 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 15 Apr. People of north Kolkata have a soft corner for sweets. extracted from softadj. < as lemmas
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