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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• The special cream will help to soften up your skin.
  这种特制香脂有助于使皮肤柔软。
• This special cream will help to soften up our skin.
  这种特殊的护肤霜有助于使皮肤变得柔软。
• 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。
• When I think you sat in a wheelchair to soften me up.
  你居然坐轮椅，跟我装可怜。
• This cream will soften up your skin.
  这种面霜会使你皮肤柔软。
• Okay, I was trying to soften you up.
  好了，我那是在软化你。
• The navy's job is to go in before the invasion and soften up the beach.
  海军的任务就是在入侵和海滩软化前登陆成功。
• The frozen earth begins to soften up at the beginning of spring every year.
  每年一开春，冻土就开始融化。
• We'll soften you up, I promise you.
  我向你保证，我们会让你老实的。
• 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。