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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   soothe

   • IPA[so͞oT͟H]

   美式

   • v.
     gently calm (a person or their feelings)；reduce pain or discomfort in (a part of the body)

   • verb: soothe, 3rd person present: soothes, gerund or present participle: soothing, past tense: soothed, past participle: soothed

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. gently calm (a person or their feelings) a shot of brandy might soothe his nerves 同義詞 calm, calm down, quiet, pacify, subdue, ... 更多settle, settle down, comfort, hush, lull, tranquillize, appease, win over, conciliate, make peace with, mollify, propitiate, quieten (down)反義詞 agitate, disturb
   • ▪ reduce pain or discomfort in (a part of the body) to soothe the skin try chamomile or thyme
   • ▪ relieve or ease (pain) it contains a mild anesthetic to soothe the pain 同義詞 alleviate, ease, relieve, take the edge off, assuage, ... 更多allay, dull, soften, lessen, moderate, temper, palliate, mitigate, diminish, decrease, blunt, deaden, abate, rarelenify反義詞 aggravate