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单词 soften
释义 soften

soften /; AmE / verb

1 [no obj]

if prices, markets or the economy soften, prices stay the same or start to fall:

Bond prices softened in early trading.

The housing market has softened.

a softening economy

2 [+ obj]

to make sth less severe or unpleasant:

The company was unable to soften the blow of the job cuts.

efforts to prevent and soften the recession

softening noun [sing; U]:

a softening of demand

a softening in the labour market

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