soften somebody/something ↔ up

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsoften somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb1 informalPERSUADE to be nice to someone before you ask them to do something, so that they will agree to help you She was just softening me up.2 PMto make an enemy weaker so that they are easier to attack Use artillery to soften up the enemy forces.3 to make something less hard or rough → soften→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpussoften up• I can see what they mean about women softening you up.• Iced sardines are trodden underfoot to soften them up.• It didn't really matter though, because the mulberries softened it up.• Here, bacteria get to work on it, softening it up and making it ready for chewing.• You want to soften me up, don't you?• He was beginning to wonder if they weren't already softening him up for some kind of a change.

单词	soften somebody/something ↔ up
释义	soften somebody/something ↔ up From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsoften somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb1 informalPERSUADE to be nice to someone before you ask them to do something, so that they will agree to help you She was just softening me up.2 PMto make an enemy weaker so that they are easier to attack Use artillery to soften up the enemy forces.3 to make something less hard or rough → soften→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpussoften up• I can see what they mean about women softening you up.• Iced sardines are trodden underfoot to soften them up.• It didn't really matter though, because the mulberries softened it up.• Here, bacteria get to work on it, softening it up and making it ready for chewing.• You want to soften me up, don't you?• He was beginning to wonder if they weren't already softening him up for some kind of a change.
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