"soften the blow" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 缓解打击
• 减轻冲击

Definition

让困难、糟糕或令人不快的事情看起来不那么严重，更容易接受。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语化表达，常用于缓解坏消息或让人失望的情况，并非用于实际的物理打击。常见搭配有 'soften the blow by...'（通过...缓解打击）。

Examples

He tried to soften the blow by giving her the news gently.

他试图用温和的方式告诉她，以**缓解打击**。

A small gift can soften the blow of bad news.

一个小礼物可以**缓解打击**带来的坏消息。

Her kind words helped to soften the blow.

她的温柔话语帮助**缓解了打击**。

I didn’t want to tell him about the layoffs, so I tried to soften the blow first.

我不想告诉他裁员的事，所以我先尝试**缓解打击**。

They offered her another position to soften the blow of losing her current job.

他们提供了另一个职位来**减轻她失去当前工作的打击**。

Adding humor really helped to soften the blow when we got the bad news.

加点幽默确实**缓解了我们收到坏消息时的打击**。