| 单词 | to shade down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto shade down b. transitive. To change or make to pass by imperceptible degrees into something else; also with away, off. Also to shade away, to shade down, to soften the abruptness of (a statement) by qualifying words. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > gradual change > change into [verb (transitive)] makea1470 shade1817 transition1877 the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > tone down temperc1000 modifyc1385 softenc1410 tame?a1500 qualify1536 temperatea1540 extenuate1561 supple1609 dilute1665 palliate1665 weaken1683 subdue1723 lower1780 modulate1783 to shade away1817 to water down1832 to water down1836 sober1838 veil1843 to tone down1847 to break down1859 soothe1860 tone1884 to key down1891 soft-pedal1912 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > modify, qualify [verb (transitive)] qualify1533 temperatea1540 take1542 season1604 disbend1607 condition1629 tinge1673 temper1711 shade1817 colour1882 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. iii. 63 A touch of coarseness and hardness about the manners of the times, which has since, in a great degree, been softened and shaded away. 1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic x. 336 Their various sorts and degrees are shaded into each other imperceptibly. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets viii. 235 The thoughts of Aristophanes are not shaded down, concealed or wrapped up in symbols. < as lemmas |
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