smooth down

US /smuːð daʊn/
UK /smuːð daʊn/
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1.

抚平, 弄平

to make something flat or smooth by pressing or rubbing it

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She used her hand to smooth down her hair.
她用手抚平了头发。
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He carefully smoothed down the wrinkles in the fabric.
他小心翼翼地抚平了布料上的褶皱。
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flattenpressironleveleven out
2.

安抚, 平息

to calm or soothe someone, especially after they have been upset or angry

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He tried to smooth down the angry customer.
他试图安抚愤怒的顾客。
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Her kind words helped to smooth down the tension in the room.
她友善的话语有助于缓解房间里的紧张气氛。
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calmsoothepacifyappeasemollify
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smoothsmooth snakesmooth overbe smooth sailingdownbe down tosmooth (somebody’s) ruffled feathers