单词 | soft spot |
释义 | soft spot (once / 14088 pages) n WORD FAMILY soft spot: soft spots USAGE EXAMPLESGraham was spared, mostly because Capote had always had a soft spot for those he saw as vulnerable. Washington Post(Nov 27, 2016) Smith already had a soft spot for the boy and planned to adopt him, she said. Washington Times(Nov 19, 2016) Although Kelley wants to see all of his teammates shine on the field, he has a soft spot for his fellow undrafted rookies. Washington Post(Nov 14, 2016) 1n a sentimental affection she had a soft spot for her youngest son Hyper affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness a positive feeling of liking 2n a place of especial vulnerability Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper weak part, weak spot good part a place of especial strength Achilles' heel a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness jugulara vital part that is vulnerable to attack underbellythe quality of being weak or unprotected weakness the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain 3n any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus Syn|Hypo|Hyper fontanel, fontanelle anterior fontanelle corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossified sphenoid fontanel, sphenoid fontanelle, sphenoidal fontanel, sphenoidal fontanellethe irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified opening, orifice, porta an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity |
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