soften

1.[i][t]（使）变软，软化to become, or to make sth softer

2.[i][t]~ (sth)（使）柔和，和缓to become or to make sth less bright, rough or strong

3.[i][t]（使）态度缓和，变温和，变宽厚to become or to make sb/sth more sympathetic and less severe or critical

4.[t]~ sth减轻；减缓；削弱to reduce the force or the unpleasant effects of sth

1.减轻,减弱(抵抗或反对)

2.使软化,弄软

3.使(心)变温和;使柔弱;使不闪闪发光;使柔和;使婉转

4.变软;变温和,变柔和;变弱,变柔弱

5.变静,变安稳,融和

1.to become softer, or to make something softer

2.to become kinder and less severe, or to make someone or something do this

3.to make something look more pleasant by making its color or shape less strong