softened

The bombers and fighters pummeled the enemy and softened up the defenses so that the Allied ground troops had less work to do.

轰炸机和战斗机对敌人进行连续的攻击并摧毁他们的防线，这样盟军的地面部队就可以少费点事。

He came toward her, his inquisitorial eye softened a little by his consciousness of the affection that had inspired her visit.

他走近了她，一种严酷的眼光却因意识到她来看他的情分而稍稍软化。

Her heart softened to see the children playing in the garden.

看到小孩们在庭院游玩，她的心情温和下来。

For Cynthia, the news was a blow but one softened by the knowledge that at least now she knows where her relative is.

对辛西娅来说这个消息是个打击，不过令她欣慰的是现在她至少知道了亲人的下落。

Heat the olive oil in a wide, shallow pan and then add the onion with a bit of seasoning and cook for a few minutes until softened.

取一直宽口浅锅倒入橄榄油加热，并放入洋葱加入调味料烧几分钟直到洋葱变软。

Twain softened the point with humor, but he made the point nonetheless.

马克·吐温采取幽默的笔法缓和了语气，但仍然论述了自己的观点。

But if you will listen to his letter, you may perhaps be a little softened by his manner of expressing himself.

不过，要是你听听他这封信里所说的话，那你就会心肠软一些，因为他这番表明心迹还算不错。

"And you! " said Mrs. Weasley, but it was with a slightly softened expression that she started cutting Harrybread and buttering it for him.

“你也闭嘴！”韦斯莱夫人说，可是她动手给哈利切面包涂黄油时，脸上的表情已稍稍温和了一些。

Let us here emphasize one detail, he was not won over and was but little softened by all the solicitude and tenderness of his grandfather.

在这里我们要着重指出一个细节：外公的关怀和爱护一点没有赢得他的欢心，也很少使他感动。

The straw which must be straight and of good quality, is first softened in the warmth of the sauna, then cut into sections of equal length.

草材须直挺结实。先在桑拿室内烘软，然后截成等长的段儿，用线穿起来作成三角型，方型和和八角型。

Super-deluxe houses have continued to set record prices, undaunted by the softened market environment.

今年，有些超豪宅继续打破楼价纪录，不受疲软的市场环境动摇；

Her face has softened in the instant and her eyes began to glow as she talked.

她的脸马上缓和下来，当她讲话时，眼睛开始放出光芒。

This is not to say that knowing before hand would have prepared us for the experience or that it would have softened the blow.

这不是说提前知道就可以让我们为这个经历做好准备，或者能减轻打击。

The old basket-maker saw that the child was the one he'd made, and his heart softened a little.

老篮商看到丑女孩抱着的是自己做出的柳条婴儿，他的心变得柔软了一些。

When the softened plastic reaches the end of this chamber, it is forced at high pressure through a nozzle and into a cool mold.

当达到软化塑料的结束这个会议厅，这是强迫高压通过喷嘴，并进入冷却模具。

This softened consumer resistance, opening the door for a generation of online games and applications to levy similar charges.

这弱化了消费者的抵触情绪，为新一代网络游戏与应用程序收取类似费用打开了大门。

Simpson said the water, treated by a filtration system and ultraviolet light, softened clients' skin.

辛普森说，通过一个过滤系统和紫外线处理的水软化顾客的皮肤。

His angry-young-man reputation has been softened by charitable works, including a foundation he started with his wife, Ann.

不过他做的很多慈善工作，包括和妻子安妮共同建立的基金会，让他的愤青形象有所好转。

revolves around the ability of a thermoplastic material to be softened by heat and to Harden when cooled.

注射成型的基本概念是使热塑性材料在受热时熔融，冷却时硬化。

Her accent had softened a Bit over the past forty years, but there was still a distinct west British edge to it.

在过去四十年里她的口音变得平了一点，不过还可以听出明显的英国西部口音的尾子。