Eric's party's policy has softened a lot in recent years.
埃里克所在的政党近些年的政策已经变得温和多了。
Tom blames the softening economy.
汤姆把这归咎于疲软的经济。
Lisa began to soften.
丽萨开始心软了
She tried to soften the blow by telling him gently.
她试图通过温柔地告诉他来减轻打击。
Adding a bit of honey can soften the taste of the medicine.
加一点蜂蜜可以缓解药物的味道。
He spoke in a soft voice to soften the harshness of his words.
他用柔和的声音说话，以减轻话语的刺耳。
A good soak will soften the fabric, making it easier to iron.
充分浸泡会使布料变软，更容易熨烫。
The decorator used pastel colors to soften the room's stark appearance.
装饰师使用淡色调来柔化房间生硬的外观。
A smile softened her severe expression.
一个微笑缓和了她严厉的表情。
The lotion is designed to soften and moisturize dry skin.
这款乳液旨在软化并滋润干燥的皮肤。
A period of economic growth softened the impact of earlier austerity measures.
一段时间的经济增长缓解了早先紧缩措施的影响。
He attempted to soften the criticism with a compliment.
他试图用赞美来缓和批评。
Boiling the potatoes for a few minutes will soften them before roasting.
将土豆煮几分钟再烤会使其变软。
Commenting on the ability of Chinese brands to deal effectively with the many challenges faced by global businesses, Doreen Wang, Kantar Greater China CEO and Global Chair of Kantar BrandZ said, "In difficult economic times, having a strong brand does not make a business fully immune to changes of fortune, but it can help soften the blow.
在评论中国品牌有效应对全球企业面临的诸多挑战的能力时，凯度大中华区首席执行官兼凯度BrandZ全球主席Doreen Wang表示：“在经济困难时期，拥有强大的品牌并不能使企业完全免受命运变化的影响，但它有助于减轻打击。
Melissa Hathaway, an expert in cyberspace policy and cybersecurity, said: "Executive orders could be superseded by another executive order that changes or softens the policy.
They have also helped soften the impact of the novel coronavirus epidemic on China's economy by ensuring domestic energy security and the supply of anti-epidemic materials, she said.
Pork prices continued to soften amid weaker-than-usual demand and abundant supply so far this month, indicating that November's CPI may continue to register a low reading, Nomura analysts said in a research note.
Secondly, economic vibrancy did soften in the April-June period, with weakening indicators from exports to industrial profits.
Since the fourth quarter of last year, however, China's exports began to soften considerably.
As global economic growth slows down and demand for goods softens in many countries, the RCEP is poised to be a key growth driver for China and many economies in the Asia-Pacific region this year, as many of them seek to enjoy more preferential tariff dividends and partly reduce their reliance on external demand, said Cao Erbao, a professor of foreign trade at Changsha-based Hunan University.
"For China, the main effect (of higher interest rates) would be through the resulting slowdown in growth across trading partners as demand softens.
In the second half, efforts in the government sector will determine the pace of economic recovery, as no sign of obvious recovery impetus has been evident in the private sector and overseas demand for Chinese products is likely to soften.
To better deal with the high inflation, experts said the US government should make more efforts to strengthen international cooperation, remove all additional tariffs imposed on Chinese goods, soften and end geopolitical conflicts and actively participate in the cooperation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.