
好词典

源自中古英语 'smothen',与古英语 'smōth'(光滑的)相关,可能源自原始日耳曼语词根。
❶ 使某物变得光滑或平整,通常指通过摩擦、按压或其他方式消除表面的不平整。
“She smoothed the wrinkles out of the tablecloth.”
(她把桌布上的褶皱抚平了。)
“He smoothed the wood with sandpaper before painting.”
(他在刷漆前用砂纸打磨木头使其光滑。)
❶ 缓和或减轻某种情况、情绪或关系,使其变得更顺利或和谐。
“The manager smoothed over the conflict between the two employees.”
(经理缓和了两名员工之间的冲突。)
“Her apology smoothed his anger.”
(她的道歉平息了他的怒气。)
smoothed out — 指完全消除问题或困难,使事情变得顺利或容易处理。
“After a few meetings, they smoothed out all the issues in the project.”
(经过几次会议后,他们解决了项目中的所有问题。)
smoothed over — 指暂时掩盖或减轻问题或冲突,使其看起来不那么严重。
“He tried to smooth over his mistake by making a joke.”
(他试图用玩笑来掩盖自己的错误。)