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soft BrE /sɒft/
NAmE /sɔːft/► SEE ALLbe/go soft in the headhave a soft spot for sb/sththe soft/easy optiona soft/an easy touch
●be/go soft in the ˈhead (informal, disapproving) be/become crazy or stupid 脑子有毛病；发疯；犯傻◆Sometimes I talk to myself in the street; people must think I’m soft in the head.
有时候我在大街上自言自语，人们一定以为我脑子有毛病。●have a soft ˈspot for sb/sth (informal) particularly like sb/sth 特别喜欢某人／某物◆I’ve always had a soft spot for my little cousin Clare.
我一直特别喜欢我的小表妹克莱尔。●the ˌsoft/ˌeasy ˈoption (often disapproving) an easier way of doing sth; an easier course of action because it involves less effort, difficulty, etc. 轻松／容易的选择；捷径◆If you want to go for the soft option, you can get the qualification in three years rather than two.你要是想让自己轻松一点，可以三年完成学历而不是两年。◆He decided to take the easy option and give them what they wanted.他决定避繁就简，他们要什么就给什么。●a soft/an easy ˈtouch (informal) a kind and perhaps easily deceived person whom people ask for money, help, etc. 心软的人；有求必应的人；容易上当的人◆Ask Tony to lend you some money. He’s a soft touch.问托尼借点钱吧，他比较好说话。 OPP a tough customer/cookie ORIGIN Touch was a slang term used by criminals to refer to the act of stealing something from someone, particularly from a pocket. A soft or easy touch was someone that it was easy to steal from. * touch 是罪犯使用的一个俚语，意为“偷窃”或“扒窃”。soft （或 easy） touch 指容易遭窃的人。 |