smooth over
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★☆ Common
Neutral
意味: To make a problem seem less serious
平息问题，化解矛盾
Suavizar un problema, limar asperezas
問題をうまく収める、丸く収める
문제를 원만하게 해결하다, 무마하다
To minimize or resolve difficulties.
尽量减少困难或解决问题。通过调解使紧张局势缓和。
Minimizar o resolver dificultades. Manejar conflictos de manera diplomática.
困難を最小限に抑えたり、解決したりすること。対立や問題を穏便に処理する。
어려움을 최소화하거나 해결하다.
Base verb: smooth
Particle: over
Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle
例文
- She tried to smooth things over. 她试图平息事态Intentó suavizar las cosas彼女は事態を丸く収めようとした그녀는 상황을 원만하게 해결하려 했다.
- Can you smooth over the situation? 你能化解这个局面吗？¿Puedes limar asperezas en esta situación?状況をうまく収めてもらえますか？상황을 좀 무마해 줄 수 있어?
- They smoothed over their differences. 他们化解了分歧Limaron sus diferencias彼らは意見の相違をうまく収めた그들은 서로의 차이를 원만하게 해결했다.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: conflict resolution
トーン: diplomatic
✓ 正しい言い方
- Smooth it over把事情平息下来Suavízaloうまく収めて원만하게 해결해
起源と歴史
From smoothing rough surfaces.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
このトピックの他の表現
come up
★★★★★
To arise or occur unexpectedly
mess up
★★★★★
To make a mistake or ruin something
screw up
★★★★★
To make a serious mistake
run into
★★★★★
To encounter problems unexpectedly
turn out
★★★★★
To have a particular result
break down
★★★★★
To analyze into smaller parts
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