| 单词 | soothe |
| 释义 | soothe —soother, n. /soohdh/, v. , soothed, soothing. v.t. 1. to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink. 2. to mitigate, assuage, or allay, as pain, sorrow, or doubt: to soothe sunburned skin. v.i. 3. to exert a soothing influence; bring tranquillity, calm, ease, or comfort. [bef. 950; ME sothen to verify, OE sothian, equiv. to soth SOOTH + -ian inf. suffix; mod. E sense shift "to verify" > "to support (a person's statement)" > "to encourage" > "to calm"] Syn. 1. See comfort, allay. 2. alleviate, appease, mollify. Ant. 1. upset, roil. |
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