soft-soap
verb /ˌsɒft ˈsəʊp/
/ˈsɔːft səʊp/
(informal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they soft-soap | /ˌsɒft ˈsəʊp/ /ˈsɔːft səʊp/ |
| he / she / it soft-soaps | /ˌsɒft ˈsəʊps/ /ˈsɔːft səʊps/ |
| past simple soft-soaped | /ˌsɒft ˈsəʊpt/ /ˈsɔːft səʊpt/ |
| past participle soft-soaped | /ˌsɒft ˈsəʊpt/ /ˈsɔːft səʊpt/ |
| -ing form soft-soaping | /ˌsɒft ˈsəʊpɪŋ/ /ˈsɔːft səʊpɪŋ/ |
- soft-soap somebody to say nice things to somebody in order to persuade them to do something
（为让某人做某事）说好听的，奉承，灌迷魂汤；劝诱