英语词汇“to soften the blow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to soften (also cushion) the blow: to make it easier for someone to accept, or cope with the effects of, an unwanted or difficult change in circumstances or an upsetting turn of events.

1714 A. Boyer Polit. State Great Brit. July 73 It was said..That to soften the Blow, the Queen..design'd to bestow on him an Annual Pension of 5000 l. for Life.

1814 Juvenile Port-folio 3 Dec. 190/1 Though..necessity urged him to the banishment of Schuvaloff, he resolved to soften the blow, by explaining to him the cause.

1929 Los Angeles Times 7 Apr. (Sunday Mag. section) 13/2 Mrs. S. deeply regretted that she must ask Margaret to leave, but softened the blow by paying her a month's salary.

1960 Economist 8 Oct. 126/1 The ten year phase-out period for fishing in the outer six miles will do something to cushion the blow to Hull and Grimsby.

1996 A. Templeton Past praying For (1997) i. 30 At the very least he could have warned her about the way things were going and cushioned the blow.

2015 Australian (Nexis) 7 Feb. (Sport section) 43 His four goals from five attempts also went a long way to softening the blow of Cooper's absence.

单词	to soften the blow
释义	> as lemmas to soften (also cushion) the blow to soften (also cushion) the blow: to make it easier for someone to accept, or cope with the effects of, an unwanted or difficult change in circumstances or an upsetting turn of events. Π 1714 A. Boyer Polit. State Great Brit. July 73 It was said..That to soften the Blow, the Queen..design'd to bestow on him an Annual Pension of 5000 l. for Life. 1814 Juvenile Port-folio 3 Dec. 190/1 Though..necessity urged him to the banishment of Schuvaloff, he resolved to soften the blow, by explaining to him the cause. 1929 Los Angeles Times 7 Apr. (Sunday Mag. section) 13/2 Mrs. S. deeply regretted that she must ask Margaret to leave, but softened the blow by paying her a month's salary. 1960 Economist 8 Oct. 126/1 The ten year phase-out period for fishing in the outer six miles will do something to cushion the blow to Hull and Grimsby. 1996 A. Templeton Past praying For (1997) i. 30 At the very least he could have warned her about the way things were going and cushioned the blow. 2015 Australian (Nexis) 7 Feb. (Sport section) 43 His four goals from five attempts also went a long way to softening the blow of Cooper's absence. extracted from blown.¹ < as lemmas
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