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

• Disease picture will "soften up" and begin to break apart.
  疾病的图片会“软化”，并开始打破，除了。
• 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。
• 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。
• His strategy was to soften them up with compliments.
  他的策略是用恭维话来打动他们。
• 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。
• When I think you sat in a wheelchair to soften me up.
  你居然坐轮椅，跟我装可怜。
• Soften me up for the big guns, eh?
  先软化我，再用厉害的武器，是吗？
• The material has begun to soften up.
  材料开始变软了。
• You'd soften up soon enough if I were blacky.
  小二黑一来管保你就软了！
• It can turn firm for off-road, trail running and then soften up when it hits the pavement.
  它可以越野，在公路，步道上跑步，踩在路面时会缓冲。