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

• Okay, I was trying to soften you up.
  好了，我那是在软化你。
• 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。
• Knoll often takes a pea-sized amount of pomade or wax, rubs it between his hands to soften it up, and wraps pieces of hair around his fingers.
  出席晚间活动之前，他通常会取豌豆大小的润发油或发蜡涂在手心上，摩擦双手将其均匀抹开，然后用手指抓头发。
• You'd soften up soon enough if I were blacky.
  小二黑一来管保你就软了！
• 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。
• She tried to soften up her sister by buying her some chocolates.
  她试图用巧克力来安抚她的妹妹。
• Even if the character is just turning their head, you will probably want a few frames to soften up the start or end of the motion.
  即使角色只是转头，你将也许需要少量的帧去柔化动画的开始或结束部分。
• The material has begun to soften up.
  材料开始变软了。
• 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。