smooth over 详细解释

smooth over

缓和, 减轻

1. 掩饰

I tried to smooth over the awkwardness of this first meeting.

我试图掩饰初次会面时的不自然。

2. 缓和; 纾解

The angry husband and wife agreed to smooth over their differences.

生气的丈夫及妻子同意缓和他们的争执。

英英释义

动词 smooth over:

treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

同义词：gloss over, skate over, slur over, skimp over

补充

smooth oversmooth over1.平息The teacher smoothed over the quarrel between the two boys.老师平息了两位男孩之间的争吵。

例句

1. She tried to smooth over the situation.她试图缓和局面。 2. to smooth one's quarrel over平息口角 3. I could see that he was trying to smooth over his duty for wrong judgments.我可以看出，他是在试图掩盖他判断错误的责任。 4. Don't worry about missing the application deadline—we'll smooth that over with the office.别为错过申请截止日期担心——我们会和相关部门沟通解决的。 5. She smoothed over the objections to his candidacy.她疏通了别人对他候选资格的反对意见。

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