soften up
英 [ˈsɒfn ʌp]
美 [ˈsɔːfn ʌp]
(求助于人之前)讨好,安抚
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB (求助于人之前)讨好,安抚
If yousoftensomeoneup, you put them into a good mood before asking them to do something.- If they'd treated you well it was just to soften you up.
他们要是对你好,也不过是为了讨好你罢了。
- If they'd treated you well it was just to soften you up.
双语例句
- When I think you sat in a wheelchair to soften me up.
你居然坐轮椅,跟我装可怜。 - First they would "soften up" an island, weakening the resistance by shelling the enemy strongholds with bombs from offshore ships.
首先他们会“软化”该岛,以离岸船舰发射炮弹摧毁敌人的防线,削弱他们的守卫。 - Told her it would soften him up.
我说那会让他心软。 - Soften me up for the big guns, eh?
先软化我,再用厉害的武器,是吗? - You'd soften up soon enough if I were blacky.
小二黑一来管保你就软了! - If they'd treated you well it was just to soften you up.
他们要是对你好,也不过是为了讨好你罢了。 - You go in and soften father up, and then I'll ask him for the money.
你进去先用好话软化父亲,然后,我再去向他要钱。 - Sometimes an expensive gift may be necessary to soften up a government official.
有时为了使一位政府官员手软,向其赠送一份昂贵的礼物也许是必要的。 - The answer-I need to soften myself up ( for half an hour or so) before going to bed.
答案是,在上床睡觉之前,我会花点时间,大约半小时,来放松自己。 - Belgrade did suffer through several days of artillery attacks and three days of aerial bombardment, which served to soften up the Yugoslav capital.
贝尔格莱德遭受了连续几天的地面炮火和三天的空中轰炸,严重削弱了城防。