smooth

英 [smuːð] 美 [smuːð]

• adj. 光滑的；平稳的；流畅的；圆滑的；可口的；安祥的；均匀的
• v. 使光滑；消除；安慰；理顺(羽毛)

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 光滑的,平坦的,平静的

   having an even surface without points, lumps, bumps, etc.; not rough

2. 平稳的,不颠簸的,不摇晃的

   moving evenly , without bumps, jolts, stops, etc. or even in movement without sudden changes or breaks

3. 顺利的,没有困难的,无问题的

   free from difficulties; problems, etc.

4. 过分殷勤的,圆滑的

   flattering and agreeable (but perhaps insincere); (too) polite

v. (动词)

1. vt. 使光滑,使平坦; 使顺利

   make smooth or flat

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 平稳的
2. 悦耳的
3. 平滑的，圆滑的，光滑的，滑顺的
4. 平静的，平和的
5. 平坦的
6. 温和的，柔和的
7. 无毛的
8. 流畅的，进展顺利的
9. 调匀的，均匀的
10. 和蔼的
11. 可口的
12. 无胡须的
13. 【语】不送气的
14. <美俚>有说服力的

v. 动词

1. 消除
2. 轻轻地涂抹
3. 使优雅
4. （使）顺利
5. 使平滑， 把...弄平滑，（使）光滑
6. 烫平，垫平，校平，抹平，抚平
7. 使流利，使流畅
8. 使容易
9. 变平静，变缓和
10. 掩饰，遮掩，粉饰
11. 使平整，把…弄平
12. 使（脸部表情）平和下来
13. 铺平（道路）
14. 均匀涂抹于
15. 调匀，使无结块

adv. 副词

1. 平稳地
2. 圆滑地
3. 流畅地
4. 光滑地，平滑地

n. 名词

1. 平滑部分，光滑部分
2. （一段）平地
3. 草坪，草原
4. 一泓静水，平滑的水面
5. 平稳顺利的事
6. 抚平，抹平
7. 一角银币
8. 修光的工具
9. 变缓和
10. 光滑平稳的东西，平滑的东西
11. 使变平滑的动作

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of smoothing;

   "he gave his hair a quick smooth"
   

Adjective:

1. having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities;

   "smooth skin"
   "a smooth tabletop"
   "smooth fabric"
   "a smooth road"
   "water as smooth as a mirror"
   

2. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication;

   "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
   "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
   

3. of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

4. smooth and unconstrained in movement;

   "a long, smooth stride"
   "the fluid motion of a cat"
   "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
   

5. (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected;

   "a legato passage"
   

6. of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence;

   "a smooth ride"
   

7. lacking obstructions or difficulties;

   "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
   

8. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves;

   "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"
   "the quiet waters of a lagoon"
   "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"
   "a smooth channel crossing"
   "scarcely a ripple on the still water"
   "unruffled water"
   

Verb:

1. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing;

   "smooth the surface of the wood"
   

2. make (a surface) shine;

   "shine the silver, please"
   "polish my shoes"
   

3. free from obstructions;

   "smooth the way towards peace negotiations"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Her skin is as smooth as silk.
   她的皮肤像丝绸一样光滑。
2. The birch has smooth bark and slender branches.
   桦树有光滑的皮和细长的枝。
3. At 9:50 the plane began a smooth descent through the cloud-smudged sky to Shanghai.
   9点50分,飞机在上海上空开始穿过浓云平稳下降。
4. The process of negotiation was not entirely smooth.
   谈判的过程并不十分顺畅。
5. We need to be really smooth in the meeting today if we want to close the deal.
   如果想谈成这单生意,今天的会议上我们就必须圆滑一些。
6. Mix the butter and sugar to a smooth paste.
   把黄油、糖调匀成糊状。

用作动词 (v.)

1. She smoothed out wrinkles out of the tablecloth.
   她把桌布上的皱褶弄平。
2. No matter how hard she tried, she was unable to smooth over their differences.
   不管她怎么努力,也未能消除他们之间的分岐。
3. It has been proposed as a storage option to support large-scale use of photovoltaics as a means to smooth out fluctuations in power generation.
   有人提议作为存储选项，以支持大规模利用太阳能作为一种手段来理顺波动发电。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. She has smooth skin.
   她皮肤光滑。
2. It's smooth paper.
   这是光滑的纸。
3. We are now in smooth water.
   我们现在风平浪静了。
4. Bring the car to a smooth stop.
   平稳地刹住汽车。
5. I hope you'll have a smooth flight.
   我希望你飞行顺利。
6. There is a smooth style of writing in this novel.
   这本小说文体流畅。
7. That's a smooth wine.
   那是一种醇和的葡萄酒。
8. I don't trust those smooth salesmen.
   我不相信那些油嘴滑舌的推销员。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. This paper is not smooth enough.
   这纸不够光滑。
2. His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.
   他的晋升过程又平稳又迅速。
3. Her progress from local manageress to company director had not been smooth.
   她从本地女经理升为公司董事并非一帆风顺。
4. This sherry is very smooth.
   这种雪莉酒非常纯和。
5. The white wine is mellow and smooth.Try it.
   这种白葡萄酒香而柔和,你尝尝看。
6. The sea looks calm and smooth.
   大海显得风平浪静。
7. The way is now smooth.
   现在道路通行无阻了。
8. Our path in life will not always be smooth.
   我们人生的道路不会总是平坦的。

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. He planed the board smooth.
   他刨平了这块木板。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. She smoothed her dress with an iron.
   她用熨斗熨平了衣服。
2. She smoothed a wrinkled tablecloth.
   她把起皱的桌布熨平了。
3. The mayor was able to smooth the anger of the mob.
   市长能够平息暴民的愤怒。
4. Speaking the language fluently certainly smoothed our path.
   我们说这种语言很流利,确实给我们带来了许多方便。

经典引文

• She put the skinnes of the kids..vpon the smooth of his necke.

  出自：Bible (AV): Genesis

• On smooth the Seale and bended Dolphins play.

  出自： Milton

• Brows as pale and smooth As..deathless marble.

  出自： Tennyson

• Not the slightest..blemish disfigured the smooth surface.

  出自： B. Bainbridge

• Grim-visag'd Warre, hath smooth'd his wrinkled Front.

  出自：Richard III , Shakespeare

• Harmonie Divine So smooths her charming tones.

  出自： Milton

• Hesperus..Smoothing the wearied mind.

  出自： Tennyson

• His..work was to smooth the way for Cardinal Pole's return.

  出自： J. H. Blunt

• He smoothed out his crushed hat.

  出自： J. Steinbeck

• Unrelenting tide..smoothed the strata of the steep hillside.

  出自： J. Betjeman

• She..smoothed the..rumpled sheet.

  出自： K. A. Porter

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

a smooth operator

圆滑的人 person acting in the specified way

as smooth as silk〔a baby's bottom,velvet〕

十分柔软、光滑 very soft and smooth

in smooth water(s)

进展顺利,一帆风顺 making even and easy progress

用作动词 (v.)

smooth away (v.+adv.)

消除,弄平 make sth go away by flattening it
smooth sth ⇔ away
I can't smooth these folds away, they keep coming back.

我无法消除这些皱纹,它们总是折了回来。
The chairman has made efforts to smooth away any difficulties that might prevent our plan from being followed.

主席已作出努力,以排除可能阻碍我们计划进行的任何困难。

smooth back (v.+adv.)

抹平 push sth in a backward direction so that it lies flat
smooth sth ⇔ back
She smoothed back her hair with a movement of which she was unconscious.

她下意识地把头发向后捋了捋。
Let me smooth your collar back, it's sticking out again.

让我把你的领子捋平,它又翘起来了。

smooth down (v.+adv.)

(使…)平息 make sb/sth calmer
smooth sth ⇔ down
He smoothed down his hair.

他将头发捋平。
She smoothed her dress down over her knees as her father entered the room.

她父亲进屋时,她把裙子弄平盖住膝盖。
This wood has not been smoothed down well enough.

这木头刨得不够光滑。 smooth down
The sea has smoothed down.

大海已风平浪静。 smooth sb/sth ⇔ down
See if you can smooth the chairman down, he's still very angry about the decision.

看你是否能使主席平静下来,他还在为那项决定生气。
What can we do to smooth his hurt feelings down?

我们能做点什么来安抚他受伤的感情呢?

smooth out (v.+adv.)

缓和,调解 make sth free of troubleThey need a friend to smooth the matter out between them.他们的事情需要一位朋友在中间进行调解。

smooth over (v.+adv.)

平息 make calmer
smooth sth ⇔ over
Perhaps a gift of flowers will help to smooth your quarrel over.

也许赠送鲜花可以化解你们的吵架。
He smoothed over the differences that had arisen between them.

他清除他们之间的分歧。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• smooth breathing 畅顺的呼吸
• smooth cigar 烟味温和的雪茄
• smooth crossing 平稳的横渡
• smooth custard 调匀的蛋奶糊
• smooth journey 平安的旅程
• smooth landing 平稳的着陆
• smooth manner 圆滑的态度
• smooth passage 顺利通过
• smooth paste 调匀的面糊
• smooth ride 平稳的行驶
• smooth road 平坦的道路
• smooth sea 平静的海面
• smooth skin 光滑的皮肤
• smooth voice 柔和的声音

～+介词

• smooth to the touch 手感平滑

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• smooth a sheet 抚平床单
• smooth a wrinkled tablecloth 熨平起皱的桌布
• smooth one's dress 熨平衣服
• smooth one's skirt 抚平裙子
• smooth the anger 平息愤怒

～+副词

• smooth artfully 巧妙地熨平
• smooth diplomatically 缓和外交关系
• smooth mechanically 机械地熨
• smooth skillfully 熟练地熨平
• smooth socially 缓和社会关系
• smooth away 消除,克服,使容易,使顺利
• smooth away misunderstanding 消除误会
• smooth away obstacles 消除障碍
• smooth down 弄光,使平滑
• smooth down one's hair 捋平头发
• smooth out a handkerchief 把手绢弄平
• smooth out difficulties 排除困难
• smooth out the tablecloth 把桌布拉平
• smooth over 掩饰,调停,平息,排除
• smooth over obstacles 消除障碍

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. smooth的基本意思是“滑”,指某物的表面状态时,表示“平滑的,光滑的,平坦的”; 也可指某物体在开动中不摇晃、不颠簸; 还可指文章、文体、声调等方面是“流畅的,和谐悦耳的”。指人时,表示举止及仪表是“圆滑的,温和的,油腔滑调的,迎合讨好的”,多含有贬义。指饮料时,则表示味道“可口的,醇和的”。

v. (动词)

1. smooth用作动词的意思是“使光滑”“使平坦”,引申则可表示“使顺利”。
2. smooth用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的smoth，意为光滑的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• calm
• even
• flat
• flush
• glossy
• level
• easy
• effortless
• facile
• light
• even
• flatten
• iron
• level

【反义词】

• harsh
• labored
• rough
• uneven
• roughen