soften the blow

1 Senator Sarbanes expressed concern that programs designed to soften the blow of unemployment are not working well.

旨在缓解失业冲击的项目进展得并不太顺利，参议员萨班斯对此表示关切。

2 When he lost his job he was offered a cash payment to soften the blow.

他丢掉工作的时候得到一笔现金作为安慰.

3 The only way he can soften the blow is to achieve a still greater success.

他能够减轻来自父母的压力的唯一方式就是取得更大的成功.

4 To soften the blow, I have also been thinking about where I didn't go wrong.

为了减轻对自己的打击, 我也反思了一下自己哪些地方没出错.

1 缓和

emollient relief détente ease modify moderate relieve mitigate alleviate temper lighten soothe sweeten lull defuse assuage deaden slake palliate cushion the blow tone down ease up smooth over

2 安抚

placate pacify conciliate square off

3 缓解

mitigation reprieve ease relieve alleviate mute soothe quell cushion the blow