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verb [V] 1 to perform a soft-shoe dance 跳软鞋踢踏舞
2
[+adv./prep.] to move somewhere
very quietly, with- out attracting attention蹑手蹑脚地走；‘悄地移3
.soft
'shoulder noun
{
.soft-'soap
verb [VN] {informal) to say nice things to
sb in order to persuade them to do sth (■为.让某人做某事） 说好听的，奉承，灌迷魂汤；劝诱►,sofTsoapm?w/j[U] .soft-'spoken (also less frequent .softly-'spoken) adj.
having a gentle and quiet
voice 低声细气的
soft
'target noun a person or thing
that it is very easy to attack易受攻击的人（或事物 >;软目标’
.soft
'tissue noun [U, C] {anatomy M) the parts of the body
that are not bone, for example the skin and muscles (皮肤、肌肉等）软组织
'soft top noun a type of car that
has a soft roof that can be folded down or removed; the roof of such a car.软 顶篷汽车；（汽车的）软顶篷一566315〇0：〇奶^111'181^/7. .soft _toy (8rE) (also .stuffed _animal
AMmf,
8/f) rto/y/i a toy in the shape of an animal, made of cloth and filled with a
soft substance (动物造型的）软体玩具，布绒
玩具
S〇ft-ware 〇T» /'SDftwea(r); NAmE'soiitwer/ noun [U] the programs,
etc. used to operate a computer 软件：
app〖fcatioiv^ystem
so_/hvare 应用 /
系统软件◊ design/
educarional/musfc-sfiaring, etc. so_/tware 设计、教
育、音乐共享等软件◊ to fnstaH/nm a
piece o/sQftware $ 装 /
运行—个软件 〇 the sctftware run on
my machine?这个软件在我的机器上能用吗？ 一compare hardware(I)
'software engineer noun a person who writes
com- puter programs软件工程师
■software package now/? (co/?ipwf/>7gi十）=■ package n.⑷
soft-wood /'sDftwud;
NAmE 'soift-/ noun [U, C] wood from
trees such as pine, that
is cheap to produce and can be cut easily 软质木，软木（如松木 >
—compare
HARDWOOD softy = SOFTIE
soggy /'sngi;
NAmE 'saigi/ adj. (sog-gier,
sog-gi-est) wet
and soft, usually in a way that is unpleasant 湿而软 的；潮 i的；受潮的：We squdched over the
soggy ground.我们咕唧咕唧地走过泥泞的土地。◊ soggy bread 受潮的面包
soh (alsoiso) /sau; A/Amf sou/ (also
sol)
now/?
(mt/s/c 音）
the
fifth note of a major scale 大调音咖的第 5
音 S〇i_disant /,swa: di:_z6; -.za:/ flc/y. [only before noun]
(from French) used to show sb^ description of himself/ herself,
usually when you do not agree with it 自谢
的；自称的；自命的：asoi-disantnovefct自封的小说家 soi-gnee /'swainjei; NAmE swain'jei/ adj. (from French, formal) (used of women ic *14) elegant;
carefully and neatly dressed优雅的；衣着讲究的；穿戴整洁的 Soil /soil/ noun, verb
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noun [U, C] 1 the top layer of the earth in which
plants, trees, etc. grow 土壤：poor/dry/acffl/stmdy/^errite，
etc.soH贫瘠、干旱、酸性、沙质、肥沃等的土壤Ot/ie study 〇/ rocks and sofk 对岩:石和土壤的研究◊ soi'Z erosion 土壤侵蚀 2 ("tera〇/) a country; an area
of land
■国土；领土； 土地：Jt was the^rst time J
had set/oot on A^iriccin soi〖•那是我第次踏上非洲大地。o note at FLOOR
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verb [VN] [often passive] to make sth dirty 弄脏：
sodecninerz 脏了的日用织品◊ (//gwraf/Ve) J
don’t want you soiling your hands with this sort of work (= doing sth
unpleasant or wrong).我不希望你干这种事，免得脏了你
的争。一see also shop-soiled
'soil pipe noun a pipe that carries waste water from a building (楼房等的）污水管
'soil science noun [u] the study of
soil, for example the study of its structure or characteristics 土壤学■(研究土
壤结构或特性等）
soiree /'swairei;
NAmE swai'rei/ noun (from French, formal) a formal party in the
evening, especially at sb^ home (尤指在家里举行的）社交晚会
19^3 solarium
so-journ /'sDd3an; NAmE 'soud33：m/ noun {literary) a temporary stay in a place away from
your home 31 @; 暂住；旅唐► sojourn verb [V +<7办.//?哪.]
S〇l /sdI; NAmE soul/ noun = s〇H
sol-ace /'solas;
NAmE 'sailas/ noun [U, sing.] (formal)
a feeling
of emotional comfort when you are sad or disappointed; a person or thing that
makes you feel better or happier when you are sad or disappointed
安慰；慰藉；给以安慰的人（或事物）saa COMFORT: He sought
soZace in the whisfcy bottle•他借酒饶愁。◊ She tumed to Rob
/orsol^ace.她受丨罗命那j [春朱慰藉。◊ ffis grandchildren were a solace in his old age.
儿们身上得到安慰。► so.lace v钟：[VN] (//ferary) She
smiZed, as though sotoced by the memory.她笑了，仿佛 在往事的回忆中得到安慰。
solar /'saula(r);
NAmE'sou-/
adj. [only before noun] 1 of or connected with
the sun 太阳命：solar
radiation 射◊ the soZar pyde
太阳活劫周 2
using the sun’s energy i阳能的：soktr power/heating太阳能动力/加热
,solar
'cell noun a device that
converts light and heat energy from the sun into electricity 太阳能电池 'solar cooker noun {lndŁ) a container for
cooking food that uses heat from the sun 太阳能舞 solarium /s,0'le0ri9m; NAmE-'ler-j noun a room whose walls are
mainly made of glass, or which has special lamps, where people go to get a suntan (= make their skin go brown)
using light from the sun or artificial light日光浴室；日光室
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
soil
mud ♦ clay ♦
land ♦ earth ♦ dirt ♦ ground
These
are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow.以上各词与指土壤。
soil the top layer of the
earth in which plants grow ^ 土壤：P/anf 叻e seeŁ///>?g5 /V)
t/cjwp so//.把幼苗种在湿
润的土壤里。
mud wet soil that i's soft
and. sticky.指:泥、淤泥、泥
%■. The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
到泥里去了。
day a type of heavy sticky
soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots
and bricks 指黏土、陶土： The tiles are made of c/ay.这些砖是用陶土制成的。
land an area of ground,
especially of a particular type
尤指某种类型的地带、土ii: 0nc^fl〇//7‘c/7，/<?/t/7e
/am/土地富饶肥沃的地区
earth the substance that
plants grow in 指土、：遇、
…泥土Earth is often used
about the soil found in gardens or used for gardening.:* earth
常甩以..指花： 园里或种花用的泥i: pi/f some /V?fo
pof.她在花盆里放了一些泥土。
.dirt.(料?M4wŁ). soil,
especially .loose soil,指泥 土，尤指松王、散土： Pack the. dirt firmly around the p/a/m.将植物周围的土培实。
ground air area of soil 指土地：The car got stuck in the mwi/f/y grow/it/.汽车陷到泥地里了。◊ _77)ey drove across o/rowg/?，sto/7y.growm/•.他们驶过[英里■
崎躯不平、'多石的土地。KTOta Ground is not used for
loose soil. * ground 不用以指松土、散土：
a handful
-of-dry ground
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
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good/rich soil/land/earth
■
fertile/infertife sotl/land/ground
■
to dig the soil/land/earth/ground
麵 to
cultivate the soil/land/earth/ground
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a lump of soil/mud/clay/earth
a piece of
day/land/earth/ground i a plot of 丨and/grotmd