soft

not brilliant or glaring

不聪明也不耀眼

the moon cast soft shadows

月亮投下柔和的阴影

soft pastel colors

柔和柔和的色彩

subdued lighting

柔和的灯光

subdued

mild and pleasant

温和宜人

balmy days and nights

温暖的白天和夜晚

the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth

气候温和，有利于生命或生长

a soft breeze

微风

balmy

mild

not burdensome or demanding

不繁重或要求不高

borne or done easily and without hardship

轻松地、毫不费力地承担或完成

what a cushy job!

多轻松的工作啊！

the easygoing life of a parttime consultant

顾问的安逸生活

a soft job

软工作

cushy

easygoing

willing to negotiate and compromise

愿意协商和妥协

out of condition

不正常

not strong or robust

不强壮

incapable of exertion or endurance

不能努力或忍受的

he was too soft for the army

他对军队太软弱了

flabby around the middle

中间松弛

flaccid cheeks

面颊松弛

flabby

flaccid

yielding readily to pressure or weight

容易屈服于压力或重量

compassionate and kind

富有同情心和善良

conciliatory

和解的

he was soft on his children

他对孩子们很温柔

(of speech sounds)

（指语音）

produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate

舌背向硬腭突出

characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s’ and `sh’)

以嘶嘶声或嘘嘘声为特征的（如“s”和“sh”）

(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

（指光）从宽光源发射或反射的

diffuse

diffused

having little impact

影响不大

an easy pat on the shoulder

轻拍肩膀

gentle rain

细雨

a gentle breeze

微风

a soft (or light) tapping at the window

轻敲窗户

easy

gentle

(of sound) relatively low in volume

（指声音）音量相对较低

soft voices

柔和的声音

soft music

轻柔的音乐

used chiefly as a direction or description in music

主要用作音乐中的指导或描述

the piano passages in the composition

乐曲中的钢琴段落

piano

not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

不受攻击保护（尤其是核）

soft targets

软目标

soft and mild

柔和

not harsh or stern or sre

不严厉、不严厉、不严厉

a gentle reprimand

温和的斥责

a vein of gentle irony

温和的讽刺意味

poked gentle fun at him

温柔地取笑他

gentle

tolerant or lenient

宽容的

indulgent parents risk spoiling their children

放纵的父母有溺爱孩子的危险

too soft on the children

对孩子们太软弱了

they are soft on crime

他们对犯罪手软

indulgent

lenient

using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation

使用不易接受实验验证或反驳的证据

soft data

软数据

the soft sciences

软科学

produced with vibration of the vocal cords

声带振动产生的

a frequently voiced opinion

经常发表的意见

voiced consonants such as `b’ and `g’ and `z’

浊音辅音，如“b”、“g”和“z”

voiced

sonant

easily hurt

容易

soft hands

柔软的手

a baby’s delicate skin

婴儿娇嫩的皮肤

delicate

(of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value

（指商品、市场或货币）贬值或可能贬值

the market for comrs is soft

计算机市场疲软

in a relaxed manner

以轻松的方式

or without hardship

或者没有困难

just wanted to take it easy” (`soft’ is nonstandard

只是想放轻松（“soft”是非标准的

easy