"softens" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 變軟
• 使溫和

Definition

使某物變得不那麼硬、嚴格或強烈；變得更柔軟，或態度更溫和。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常是中性或正式用語。常用於材料（“水使黏土變軟”）、情緒或態度（“她的語氣變溫和”）。也可以比喻語氣不那麼嚴厲。

Examples

Water softens the bread if you leave it out.

如果你把麵包放在外面，水會讓它**變軟**。

The sun softens the ice in the afternoon.

太陽在下午會讓冰**變軟**。

Sugar softens the acidity of the lemon juice.

糖**減輕**了檸檬汁的酸味。

Her expression softens whenever she talks about her family.

每當她談論家人時，她的表情就會**變溫和**。

He softens his voice when he speaks to children.

他和孩子說話時，總會**放柔**聲音。

Time usually softens the pain of losing someone.

時間通常會**減輕**失去某人的痛苦。