"soften the blow" 怎么发音
expression
SAWF-en thuh BLOH
SOF-en thuh BLOH
释义
To make something difficult, bad, or unpleasant seem less severe or easier to accept.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈsɑfən/, /ˈsɔfən/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɫoʊ
英式英语
sˈɒfən/ /ðə, ði/ /blˈəʊ
简化发音
美式
SAWF-en thuh BLOH
英式
SOF-en thuh BLOH
语境中听
He tried to soften the blow by giving her the news gently.
A small gift can soften the blow of bad news.
Her kind words helped to soften the blow.
I didn’t want to tell him about the layoffs, so I tried to soften the blow first.