smooth over

英 [smuːð ˈəʊvə(r)]

美 [smuːð ˈoʊvər]

（尤指通过协商）减轻，缓和

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (尤指通过协商)减轻，缓和
  If yousmooth overa problem or difficulty, you make it less serious and easier to deal with, especially by talking to the people concerned.
  1. ...an attempt to smooth over the violent splits that have occurred...
     力求缓和已经发生的暴力冲突的尝试
  2. The Chancellor is trying to smooth things over.
     总理正试图缓和局面。

英英释义

verb

• treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
  Synonym:gloss overskate overslur overskimp over

双语例句

• Bill tried to smooth over his argument with Mary by making her laugh.
  比尔想逗玛玉一笑来平息与她的争论。
• Before leaving a bunker, players should carefully fill up and smooth over all holes and footprints made by them and any nearby made by others.
  离开沙坑前，球员应当仔细平整因自己形成和附近由其他球员造成的所有凹坑和脚印。
• Don't try to smooth over your faults.
  不要设法掩饰你的过错。
• But identifying and exploiting concepts common to two or more categories can smooth over the boundaries to some extent.
  但确定和利用两种或多种类别的公共概念能够在某种程度上打破相互之间的藩篱。
• We could see that he was trying to smooth over his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault.
  我们看得出他不是承认错误，而是在企图掩饰自己对这次延误应承担的责任。
• He apparently saw no contradictions between them, no reason to edit one account or the other, and no reason to smooth over the two into a more blended whole.
  他显然没有看到它们之间的矛盾，也看不到理由要对它们加以编辑，也没有理由把这两段加以混合，制造出更协调的整体。
• He tried to smooth over their argument by making his parents laugh.
  他想把他的父母逗笑来平息他们之间的争吵。
• We expect Eurocrats to rhetorically smooth over the deposit levy and signal that Cyprus is a unique and extreme case given the inner workings of its corrupt banking system.
  我们预计欧盟官员将通过讲话来平息存款税激起的波澜，他们还会传递出这样的信号，那就是，鉴于银行体系内部的腐败行为，塞浦路斯的情况既特殊，又极端。
• Aid-dependent countries have limited access to international financial markets to help smooth over the sudden bumps and pot-holes.
  依赖于援助的国家已经减少与国际金融市场的往来，以补足突现的差额和巨大空洞。
• The Chancellor is trying to smooth things over.
  总理正试图缓和局面。