| 主要翻译 |
| soft adj | (material: not rigid) | SCSimplified Chinese 软的 ruǎn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 柔软的 ruǎn de ，róu ruǎn de
TCTraditional Chinese 柔軟的 |
| | People love our sofa because it is so soft. |
| | 我们的沙发软极了，大家都很喜欢。 |
| soft adj | (surface: not rough) (表面) | SCSimplified Chinese 软滑的，细软的 ruǎn huá de ，xì ruǎn de |
| | This fabric is so soft and smooth. |
| | 这块布料又软又滑。 |
| soft adj | figurative (person: weak) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 软弱的, 易受人影响的, 不坚定的 |
| | Don't be so soft. Tell them what you have to tell them and don't be afraid. |
| | 不要这么软弱，该告诉他们什么就告诉他们什么。不要害怕。 |
| soft adj | (lighting: subdued) (指光线) | SCSimplified Chinese 柔和的，不刺眼的 róu hé de ，bú cì yǎn de |
| | The room's soft lighting made for a more romantic setting. |
| | 房间里柔和的光线更增添了浪漫的氛围。 |
| soft adj | (sound: gentle) (指声音) | SCSimplified Chinese 轻柔的，低声的，轻声的 qīng róu de，dī shēng de，qīng shēng de
TCTraditional Chinese 輕柔的 |
| | The restaurant had soft music playing in the background. |
| | 那家餐厅放着轻柔的音乐作为背景乐。 |
| soft adj | figurative (drug: not addictive) (指毒品) | SCSimplified Chinese 非烈性的，不是特别有危害的，不容易成瘾的 fēi liè xìng de，bú shì tè bié yǒu wēi hài de，bù róng yì chéng yǐn de |
| | Marijuana is considered a soft drug. |
| | 大麻被认为是一种不容易成瘾的毒品。 |
| soft adj | figurative (response: lenient) (指回应等) | SCSimplified Chinese 仁慈的，宽容的，轻的 rén cí de ，kuān róng de ，qīng de
TCTraditional Chinese 寬容的 |
| | The sentence passed on him by the judge was too soft, in my opinion. |
| | 依我看，法官给他判的刑太轻了。 |
soft on [sb],
soft with [sb] adj + prep | (not strict) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…温和
TCTraditional Chinese 對…溫和 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对…温柔 |
| | The kids like her because she is soft with them. |
| | 因为她对孩子们很温柔，所以孩子们也都喜欢她。 |
| soft on [sb] adj + prep | informal, dated (fond of, attracted to) (指人) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...有感觉的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对...有好感的 |
| | I think my brother's a little soft on you. |
| | 我觉得我哥哥对你有些好感。 |
| 其他翻译 |
| soft adj | (edge: not distinct) | SCSimplified Chinese 轮廓不鲜明的 lún kuò bù xiān míng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 线条柔和的 lún kuò bù xiān míng de，xiàn tiáo róu hé de |
| | I love the soft edges in this painting. |
| | 我喜欢这幅画不鲜明的轮廓。 |
| soft adj | (movement, gesture: gentle) (动作、姿势等) | SCSimplified Chinese 温和的，轻轻的，轻柔的 wēn hé de ，qīng qīng de，qīng róu de
TCTraditional Chinese 溫和的，輕柔的 |
| | She gave the baby a soft kiss on the cheek. |
| | 她轻柔地吻了一下宝宝的脸颊。 |
| soft adj | figurative (politics: open to compromise) (政治术语) | SCSimplified Chinese 态度偏软的，可能妥协的 tài dù piān ruǎn de，kě néng tuǒ xié de |
| | The congressman was soft on the issue and willing to compromise. |
| soft adj | figurative (person: lazy, coddled) (指人) | SCSimplified Chinese 懒惰的，娇生惯养的 lǎn duò de ，jiāo shēng guàn yǎng de
TCTraditional Chinese 懶惰的 |
| | While my first son is successful, my second son is too soft and doesn't do anything. |
| soft adj | figurative (eyes: moist) (指眼睛) | SCSimplified Chinese 微湿的，湿润的 wēi shī de ，shī rùn de |
| | The lady gazed upon the poor children with soft eyes. |
| soft adj | figurative (job, task: easy) (指工作、任务等) | SCSimplified Chinese 轻松的，容易的 qīng sōng de ，róng yì de
TCTraditional Chinese 輕鬆的 |
| | We gave the new employee a soft task for his first assignment. |
| soft adj | figurative (weather: mild) (指天气) | SCSimplified Chinese 温和的，暖和的，温暖的 wēn hé de ，nuǎn huo de ，wēn nuǎn de
TCTraditional Chinese 溫和的，溫暖的 |
| | The soft climate in California attracts many people. |
| | 加利福尼亚温和的气候吸引了许多人。 |
| soft adj | figurative (slope: gentle) (指斜面、斜坡) | SCSimplified Chinese 和缓的，斜度不大的 hé huǎn de ，xié dù bú dà de |
| | There is a soft incline for the next two miles. |
| soft adj | (water: free of minerals) (指水) | SCSimplified Chinese 软性的，不含无机盐的 ruǎn xìng de，bù hán wú jī yán de |
| | The town was blessed with naturally soft water. |
| | 这座城市幸运地拥有天然的软性水。 |
| soft adj | figurative (chemical: not harsh) (指化学制品) | SCSimplified Chinese 温和的 wēn hé de
TCTraditional Chinese 溫和的 |
| | This detergent is soft on the clothes. |
| soft adj | figurative (news: not serious) (新闻) | SCSimplified Chinese 非严肃性的 fēi yán sù xìng de |
| | The magazine had some hard news, but most of it was soft news like fashion. |
| soft adj | figurative (based on interpretation not facts) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有说服力的 méi yǒu shuō fú lì de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 证据不足的 méi yǒu shuō fú lì de，zhèng jù bù zú de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 缺乏铁证支持的 méi yǒu shuō fú lì de，quē fá tiě zhèng zhī chí de |
| | They only had soft facts, not hard ones to base their case on. |
| soft adj | figurative (currency: not convertible) (指货币) | SCSimplified Chinese 不可自由兑换的 bù kě zì yóu duì huàn de |
| | Soft currencies are not used in international trade. |
| soft adj | figurative (loan: not secured) (借款) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有担保的，无担保的 méi yǒu dān bǎo de，wú dān bǎo de |
| | This bank specializes in high-risk, soft loans. |
| soft adj | figurative (stock market: not performing) (指证券市场) | SCSimplified Chinese 疲软的 pí ruǎn de
TCTraditional Chinese 疲軟的 |
| | The market has been soft for the last two weeks. |
| soft adj | (phonetics: c, g) (语音学术语) | SCSimplified Chinese 发软音的 fā ruǎn yīn de
TCTraditional Chinese 發軟音的 |
| | The soft 'c' in English is pronounced like an 's'. |
| | 英语中，发软音的“c”就如同“s”的发音。 |
| soft adj | (vowel: makes preceding consonant soft) (语音学术语) | SCSimplified Chinese 发浊音的，软元音 fā zhuó yīn de
TCTraditional Chinese 發濁音的 |
| | Some vowels are soft vowels, others are hard vowels. |
| | 有些元音是软元音，而另一些则是硬元音。 |
| soft adj | (consonant: p, t, f, etc.) (语音学) | SCSimplified Chinese （辅音）不送气的 |
| | All of the lines in the poem end with soft consonant sounds. |
| | 那首诗的所有诗句都以不送气的辅音结尾。 |
| soft adj | (food: easily digested) (食物) | SCSimplified Chinese 容易消化的，软质的 |
| | My grandfather has lost all his teeth, so now he can only eat soft foods. |
| | 因为我爷爷的牙齿已经掉光了，所以他现在只能进食容易消化的食物。 |
| soft adv | US, informal (softly) | SCSimplified Chinese 轻声地，低声地 qīng shēng de ，dī shēng de
TCTraditional Chinese 輕聲地，輕聲地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 温柔地，轻柔地 wēn róu de ，qīng róu de
TCTraditional Chinese 溫柔地，輕柔地 |
| | Talk soft please. I'm not deaf! |
复合形式：
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chancroid,
soft sore,
soft chancre,
ulcus molle n | (venereal ulcer) | SCSimplified Chinese 软下疳，软性下疳 |
| go soft on [sb] v expr | informal, figurative (be lenient, gentle) | SCSimplified Chinese 心慈手软, 态度不强硬 |
| | Don't go soft on me, you need to say what you really think. |
| go soft vi + adj | slang (not sustain an erection) (阴茎) | SCSimplified Chinese 变软, 不能坚挺 |
| | Men generally go soft pretty soon after they have an orgasm. |
| | 男人通常在高潮后，阴茎会很快变软。 |
| soft as a feather adj | (very soft to the touch) | SCSimplified Chinese 羽毛般柔软的 yǔ máo bān róu ruǎn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 超轻柔的 |
| soft coal n | (fuel: bituminous coal) | SCSimplified Chinese 烟煤 |
| soft cookie n | (sweet biscuit) | SCSimplified Chinese 软曲奇 |
| soft copy n | (digital document) | SCSimplified Chinese 软拷贝 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 电子副本 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 电子文件 |
soft credit check,
soft credit search,
soft credit pull,
soft credit inquiry n | (check: does not affect credit score) | SCSimplified Chinese 无需授权的信用查询 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 非硬性信用调查 |
| soft drink n | (non-alcoholic beverage) | SCSimplified Chinese 不含酒精的饮料 bù hán jiǔ jīng de yǐn liào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 软饮料 bù hán jiǔ jīng de yǐn liào，ruǎn yǐn liào |
| | We've got a choice of soft drinks for the kids, and punch for the grown-ups. |
| | 我们为孩子们准备了不含酒精的饮料，为大人们准备了潘趣酒。 |
| soft drinks manufacturer n | (company: makes non-alcoholic beverages) | SCSimplified Chinese 软饮料生产厂商 ruǎn yǐn liào shēng chǎn chǎng shāng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 饮料厂 ruǎn yǐn liào shēng chǎn chǎng shāng，yǐn liào chǎng |
| | Schweppes is a major soft drinks manufacturer and they have factories in many different countries. |
| soft drug n | informal, figurative (substance: not addictive) | SCSimplified Chinese 软毒品，软性毒品 |
| soft focus n | (photography: diffused effect) (摄影效果) | SCSimplified Chinese 柔焦 |
| soft fruit n | (berries) | SCSimplified Chinese 无核小水果 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 软水果 |
| soft furnishings npl | (home fabrics) | SCSimplified Chinese 软家装 ruǎn jiā zhuāng
TCTraditional Chinese 室內陳設物 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 室内装饰品 ruǎn jiā zhuāng，shì nèi zhuāng shì pǐn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 软家具（窗帘、地毯等） ruǎn jiā zhuāng，ruǎn jiā jù chuāng lián dì tǎn děng |
| soft furniture n | (padded seating for the home) | SCSimplified Chinese 软体家具 |
| soft goods npl | (textiles and home fabrics) | SCSimplified Chinese 纺织品 fǎng zhī pǐn
TCTraditional Chinese 紡織品 |
| soft landing n | (space vehicle) (航天器) | SCSimplified Chinese 软着陆 ruǎn zhuó lù
TCTraditional Chinese 軟著陸 |
| | The Viking spacecraft executed a soft landing on Mars. |
| soft landing n | figurative (economic growth) (经济) | SCSimplified Chinese 软着陆 ruǎn zhuó lù
TCTraditional Chinese 軟著陸 |
| | Most economists foresee a soft landing for the economy. |
| soft money n | figurative (politics: indirect contribution) (政治捐款) | SCSimplified Chinese 软钱 |
| 备注: 政治捐款的一种，只能用于政党建设，不能直接用于竞选活动，因此不受联邦竞选委员会监管。 |
| | Because this is soft money, we can't use it directly for the candidate. |
| soft palate n | (biology: velum) | SCSimplified Chinese 软腭 |
| soft pastel n | (art medium: chalk or dry pastel) | SCSimplified Chinese 软性粉彩 |
| soft pastel n | (very pale colour) | SCSimplified Chinese 柔和蜡粉色 |
| soft porn n | informal, figurative (pornography that is not too explicit) | SCSimplified Chinese 软色情作品 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 较隐晦的色情影片 |
| | The actress hid the fact that she had once been in a soft porn movie. |
| soft power n | (achievement of objectives without force) | SCSimplified Chinese 软实力 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 柔性权力 |
| soft science n | (sciences interpreting human behavior) | SCSimplified Chinese 软科学 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 软性科学 |
| soft sell n | (gentle persuasion to buy [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 软推销 ruǎn tuī xiāo
TCTraditional Chinese 軟推銷 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 劝说式推销 ruǎn tuī xiāo，quàn shuō shì tuī xiāo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不施加压力的推销 ruǎn tuī xiāo，bù shī jiā yā lì de tuī xiāo |
| | The salesman tried the soft sell approach on me, but it didn't work: I just wasn't interested. |
| soft serve ice cream n | (frozen dessert with soft consistency) | SCSimplified Chinese 软冰淇淋 ruǎn bīng qí lín
TCTraditional Chinese 軟冰淇淋 |
| | For dessert we had soft serve ice cream in a cone. |
| soft skills npl | (emotional intelligence) (包括与人交际和团队合作等能力) | SCSimplified Chinese 软技能 ruǎn jì néng
TCTraditional Chinese 軟技能 |
| | He is not the best salesman we have, but his soft skills are proving very useful. |
soft soap,
soft-soap n | figurative, informal (flattery, persuasion) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲好话, 讲漂亮话 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 奉承话 fèng cheng huà |
| | It will take more than a bit of soft soap to convince Jane that Bill isn't trying to trick her. |
soft soap [sb],
soft-soap [sb] vtr | figurative, informal (persuade, flatter) | SCSimplified Chinese 劝诱... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 奉承..., 恭维... |
| | Truman felt that Churchill had tried to soft-soap him at Potsdam. |
| soft spot n | informal (particular fondness or affection) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese （心中的）柔软之处 xīn zhōng de róu ruǎn zhī chù |
| | I have a real soft spot for my cousin: I'd do anything to help her. |
| | I don't particularly like most dogs, but I do have a soft spot for poodles. |
| soft target n | ([sth] easy to hit) | SCSimplified Chinese 易受攻击的人或物 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 软目标 |
| | A soft target is one that's easy to hit. |
| soft to the touch adj | (fabric, etc.: not hard in texture) | SCSimplified Chinese 手感柔软 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 触感柔顺 |
| soft touch n | informal, figurative ([sb] who is easy to persuade) | SCSimplified Chinese 容易上当的人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 耳根子软的人 |
| | Ask Dad to give you the money. He's a soft touch - he's bound to say yes. |
| soft toy n | (stuffed plaything, plush) | SCSimplified Chinese 软玩具 |
| 备注: 用布和软质填塞物做成的 |
| soft voice n | (gentle or quiet speech) | SCSimplified Chinese 柔和的声音 róu hé de shēng yīn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 轻声的话语 róu hé de shēng yīn，qīng shēng de huà yǔ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 温柔的声音 róu hé de shēng yīn，wēn róu de shēng yīn |
| | My brother has a very soft voice; sometimes I can't hear what he's saying. |
| soft water n | (water with low calcium content) (钙、镁化合物含量低的水) | SCSimplified Chinese 软水 ruǎn shuǐ |
| soft-boiled egg n | (boiled egg with runny yolk) | SCSimplified Chinese 溏心蛋 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 半熟的蛋 |
| soft-core adj | (erotic, slightly pornographic) | SCSimplified Chinese 软性色情的, 隐晦的 |
| soft-pedal [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, informal (downplay, try to minimize) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…轻描淡写，对…低调处理 |
| soft-pedal⇒ vi | (music: use soft pedal) (音乐) | SCSimplified Chinese 使用弱音踏板 |
| soft-pedal [sth]⇒ vtr | (music: soften with soft pedal) (音乐) | SCSimplified Chinese 用弱音踏板降低…的音调 |
| soft-play adj | (safe play area) | SCSimplified Chinese 软质材料游戏的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 软游乐的 |
| soft-shell n as adj | (zoology: having a flexible shell) (动物学) | SCSimplified Chinese 软壳的 |
| soft-shell crab n | (crustacean with edible shell) | SCSimplified Chinese 软壳螃蟹 ruǎn ké páng xiè
TCTraditional Chinese 軟殼螃蟹 |
| | Fried soft-shell crab on French bread is my favorite sandwich. |
| soft-shelled adj | (zoology: having a flexible shell) (动物学) | SCSimplified Chinese 软壳的 |
soft-spoken,
soft spoken,
softly spoken adj | (having a quiet or gentle voice) | SCSimplified Chinese 轻声细语的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 说话温和的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 说话温柔的 |
| | I was surprised when my usually soft-spoken sister began to yell at me. |
| | 平时柔声细语的妹妹开始朝我吼，这让我感到很意外。 |
softbound (US),
soft-bound (UK) adj | (book: paperback) (指书) | SCSimplified Chinese 软皮的，平装的 ruǎn pí de，píng zhuāng de
TCTraditional Chinese 平裝的 |
softhearted,
soft-hearted adj | figurative (tender, sensitive) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 心肠软的，心肠好的 xīn cháng ruǎn de，xīn cháng hǎo de
TCTraditional Chinese 心腸好的 |
softhearted,
soft-hearted adj | figurative (sympathetic, generous) | SCSimplified Chinese 富有同情心的 fù yǒu tóng qíng xīn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 乐于助人的 fù yǒu tóng qíng xīn de ，lè yú zhù rén de |
| velum n | (biology: tissue of roof of mouth) (植物) | SCSimplified Chinese 菌幕 jūn mù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 菌膜 |