soothed
past simple and past participle ofsoothe
| 单词 | soothed |
| 释义 | soothed past simple and past participle ofsoothe soothe verb[T] uk/suːð/us/suːð/sootheverb[T](ANGER)to make someonefeelcalmor lessworried: to soothe acryingbaby to become calm or make someone calm
Calming and relaxing
sootheverb[T](PAIN)to make apartof thebodylesspainful: I had along,hotbathto soothe myachingmuscles. Medical treatment: treating & caring for people
Examplesofsoothedsoothed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In addition, when the parent was nurturant, the child followed with insecure behavior (specifically, an inability to besoothed) 60% of the time. From theCambridge English Corpus He is, at last, all body: only intermittently conscious, in terrible pain, he exists only as a corpus to be fed, cooled, medicated, andsoothed. From theCambridge English Corpus Successful calming was indicated by quickly beingsoothedby the parent without the display of angry or ambivalent behavior. From theCambridge English Corpus Problems related to separation may include depressive withdrawal, resistance to care, an inability to besoothed, or excessive clinging behavior. From theCambridge English Corpus Successful calming was coded when the child was easilysoothedby the parent without signs of resistant behavior. From theCambridge English Corpus If distressed, they aresoothedby the parent and can return to play. From theCambridge English Corpus In both cases the infants weresoothedand attentive to the music, suggesting that they were familiar with it and had therefore been listening whilst in the womb. From theCambridge English Corpus Labour disputes,soothedin the 1920s by a general prosperity, became more intractable. From theCambridge English Corpus Secure children develop a sense that the world is predictable and that their needs will be met and their anxietiessoothed. From theCambridge English Corpus It does not want to besoothed, humoured, or persuaded; it wants its marching orders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The people do not want to besoothed, humbugged and drugged any more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely that would havesoothedsome of the more ludicrous press comments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He merely administered the narcotics to the patient, who appearedsoothed, and away he went. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But upon the evidence of our contemporary world people who feel their human dignity injured cannot besoothedby material palliatives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been so effectivelysoothedthat they have been almost entirely anæesthetised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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