英语词汇“soothingly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINsoothe

Origin:

Old English sothian ‘to prove the truth’, from soth ‘true’

VERB TABLE

soothe

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	soothe
	he, she, it	soothes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	soothed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have soothed
	he, she, it	has soothed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had soothed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will soothe
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have soothed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am soothing
	he, she, it	is soothing
	you, we, they	are soothing
Past	I, he, she, it	was soothing
	you, we, they	were soothing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been soothing
	he, she, it	has been soothing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been soothing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be soothing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been soothing

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

A massage would soothe his aching muscles.
Alcohol was the only thing she knew to soothe the pain of her divorce.
Lucia soothed the baby with soft words and smiles.
Maybe a drink would help soothe your nerves.
When the baby cried, his mother soothed him by stroking his hot little head.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Bring a snack to soothe hunger or a beverage.
Human reasoning fails to explain or soothe.
I can get some tea to soothe my throat, wrap my knee if it hurts.
It's designed to protect and soothe even the most sensitive male skins and prices start at £2.45.
Next, hold the foot between both your hands for about a minute or two to soothe it.
Shelley wiped her forehead, and soothed her.
The man spoke quietly to the horse, soothing it.

Longman Language Activatorto make someone feel less upset, sad, worried, etc► comfort

to comfort someone, for example by telling them there is nothing to worry about or putting your arms around them: · He tried to comfort her by telling her that everything would be all right.· Joyce did her best to comfort him, assuring him that it was not his fault.· The two sisters hugged each other, sharing their grief and comforting one another.

► make somebody feel better

to say something to someone or give them something that makes them feel less upset, sad, worried etc: · What can I do to make you feel better?· It might make you feel better to eat something.· Why don't you tell me what's troubling you? It'll make you feel better.

► cheer somebody up

to make someone feel happier when they are disappointed or sad about something: · Thanks for the card. It really cheered me up.· I'm taking Jenny out tonight to cheer her up.· I tried to think of something to say to cheer him up.

► console

written to comfort someone when they feel unhappy or disappointed, especially by saying something that makes them realize the situation is not so bad: · A priest was called in to console victims' families.· I wanted to console her, but I didn't know how.console yourself with something: · Archer consoled himself with the thought that at least he had done his best.

► reassure

to make someone feel less worried or frightened about a situation, for example by being friendly to them or by telling them there is nothing to worry about: · My mother did her best to reassure me, but I still felt nervous and insecure.reassure somebody about something: · The company tried to reassure shareholders about the safety of their stocks.reassure somebody that: · The doctor did his best to reassure us that Cindy would be all right.· The president reassured voters that there would be no tax increase.· I tried to reassure her that she had made the right decision in turning down the job.

► soothe

to make someone feel more calm and relaxed when they are upset, anxious, or nervous: · When the baby cried, his mother soothed him by stroking his hot little head.· Maybe a drink would help soothe your nerves.

► cheer up

spoken say this to tell someone to stop feeling disappointed or sad and try to be more cheerful: · Cheer up! It's not that bad.· Cheer up, Phil. You'll find another job.

► don't worry

spoken say this when you want to make someone less worried or nervous, because you do not think there is anything to be worried or nervous about: · Don't worry. The doctor says it's just a bad cold.· Don't worry! The flight's not until 9:30. We have plenty of time.

making you feel less upset, sad, worried etc► comforting

· It was comforting to see the lights of home.· Stefan tried to think of something comforting to say.· She laid a comforting hand on my arm.

► soothing

something that is soothing makes you feel calm and relaxed when you are upset, anxious, or nervous: · My mother had a gentle, soothing voice.· I love Mozart's music. I find it very soothing.· The shower was wonderfully soothing.

► reassuring

making you feel less worried or frightened about something: · The teacher gave him a reassuring smile.· My dad tried to sound calm and reassuring.enormously reassuring (=very reassuring): · I found his words enormously reassuring.

► consoling

especially written something that is consoling , especially something that someone says, makes you feel better when you are unhappy or disappointed: · What you said about George was very consoling.· I didn't find his words very consoling.· He nodded and put a consoling arm around her shoulders.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a calming/soothing effect

(=one that makes you feel less angry, excited, or nervous)· His words seemed to have a calming effect on the crowd.

► a calming/soothing influence

· The music seemed to have a calming influence.

► settle/soothe somebody's nerves

(=make someone feel less worried or nervous)· She hoped that a cup of tea would soothe her nerves.

► soothe your skin

(=to stop it feeling painful or uncomfortable)· The lotion helps to soothe your skin after you've been in the sun all day.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► away

· She felt an aching need for Fernando to soothe away the pain of desire from her loins.· Polly rubbed the back of her neck, hoping to soothe away the tightness before it became a headache.· I declined the invitation the only thoughts in my head were finding my bed to soothe away the aches and pains.· Some one to soothe away the ache.

NOUN► fear

· Only when Maisie came to hold him and soothe his fears did he feel safe.· She'd soothed the terrible empty fear and loneliness.

► pain

· He needed me as unction to soothe his pain.· She felt an aching need for Fernando to soothe away the pain of desire from her loins.· Attention given or sold would be on tap; either would soothe this barren pain, this aching for contact.· An almost frightening moral certainty swept over it and began to soothe its pain.

VERB► try

· Rain was trying to soothe the old woman.· They tried to soothe him, pat him on his shoulder.· She tried to soothe the girl, and Nina relaxed.· Louise tried to soothe him and persuade him to drink the antiseptic draught which McNab had given her.· His mouth caressed hers, sensuously, tenderly, trying to soothe her confusion.· I stroke my beard, as if it were Timmy's brow, trying to soothe myself to sleep.· Still, it was no big deal, she tried to soothe her conscience.