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

• This cream will soften up your skin.
  这种面霜会使你皮肤柔软。
• I thought he wouid soften up over the years.
  我以为这些年他会变得软弱。
• His strategy was to soften them up with compliments.
  他的策略是用恭维话来打动他们。
• The way to eat a frozen pear is to first immerse it in cold boiled water. The pear will soon be coated with ice and then soften up gradually.
  吃冻梨要先把它放入凉开水中缓解，刚入水的梨会在表皮上结一层厚厚的冰，不多久就会软化。
• His face seems to soften up a little.
  他脸色看上去温和点了。
• You'd soften up soon enough if I were blacky.
  小二黑一来管保你就软了！
• Sometimes an expensive gift may be necessary to soften up a government official.
  有时为了使一位政府官员手软，向其赠送一份昂贵的礼物也许是必要的。
• Told her it would soften him up.
  我说那会让他心软。
• All the while, soften her up by telling her how much you admire her dedication or analytical prowess.
  并且你可以通过一直告诉她你有多佩服她的付出和分析能力来让她软化。
• Soften up a prospective buyer with soft-sell tactics
  用诱劝等软推销手法软化未来的买主