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

• You'd soften up soon enough if I were blacky.
  小二黑一来管保你就软了！
• The answer-I need to soften myself up ( for half an hour or so) before going to bed.
  答案是，在上床睡觉之前，我会花点时间，大约半小时，来放松自己。
• The material has begun to soften up.
  材料开始变软了。
• Soften me up for the big guns, eh?
  先软化我，再用厉害的武器，是吗？
• We'll soften you up, I promise you.
  我向你保证，我们会让你老实的。
• 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。
• I thought he wouid soften up over the years.
  我以为这些年他会变得软弱。
• 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 face seems to soften up a little.
  他脸色看上去温和点了。
• His strategy was to soften them up with compliments.
  他的策略是用恭维话来打动他们。