词汇精选：soothe的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

v.

安抚，抚慰；使平静

例句：

He would take her in his arms and soothe her.

他会把她揽在怀中抚慰她。

例句：

She soothed the child who was afraid.

她使这个害怕的孩子安静下来。

减轻，缓和

例句：

The medicine soothed his headache.

这种药减轻了他的头痛。

例句：

One of us got the bright idea of giving him some codeine, which soothed the cough at once.

我们中的一个人想出一条妙计——让他服点可待因药，于是立即减轻了他的咳嗽。

二、词义辨析：

comfort,console,ease,soothe,relieve

这些动词均含有“给人以帮助以减轻痛苦或悲伤”之意。comfort普通用词，指用语言或行动对痛苦者给予鼓励、勇气和力量，从而减轻其痛苦或悲伤，得到安慰。console较正式用词，侧重缓和或减轻别人的痛苦或悲伤。ease正式用词，指减轻身心的痛苦、不安和忧虑。soothe着重以安慰减轻悲痛、愤怒或激动，使人理智地平静下来。也可指药物等减轻病痛。relieve指解除或缓解某人的病痛、担心或忧虑等，常用被动态。

三、参考例句：

This medicine should soothe your sore throat.

这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

Inhalations can soothe and control the cough.

吸入药剂可以缓解并抑制咳嗽。

I've managed to soothe him down a bit.

我想方设法使他平静了一点。

A bit of embrocation will soothe your bruised knee.

用一点搽剂可使你那青肿的膝盖消肿。

He would take her in his arms and soothe her.

他会把她揽在怀中抚慰她。

We did not know how to soothe the bereaved mother.

我们不知如何安慰那位丧子的母亲。

Create your own library of images that soothe your soul.

创造出自己的图书馆形象，安抚你的心灵。

We do not know how to soothe the bereaved mother.

我们不知如何安慰那位丧子的母亲。

A nice cup of tea will soothe your nerves.

一杯好茶可以使你的心绪平静下来。

A hot cloth pressed against your jaw will usually soothe a toothache.

把热毛巾放在下巴上一般能缓解牙痛。