单词 | cushion the blow |
例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔cushion the blow〕He's lost his job, but the redundancy money will cushion the blow.他丢了工作,不过遣散费会减轻对他的打击。剑桥高阶〔cushion〕His hat helped to cushion the blow.他的帽子减轻了这下打击。21世纪英汉〔cushion〕Malone wanted to cushion the blow, but he could think of no way to break the news more gently.马隆想淡化这则新闻的冲击力, 但他想不出如何更加低调地将其发布。外研社新世纪〔cushion〕They said Western aid was needed to cushion the blows of vital reform.他们称需要西方的援助来缓解重大改革带来的冲击。柯林斯高阶He has lost his job, but he's got a lot of money in the bank, so that will cushion the blow (=make a bad situation less serious).他失业了,但因为银行里存了很多钱,所以情况不至太糟。剑桥国际The government is expected to reduce taxes to cushion the blow of higher unemployment (= make the effects less bad).预计政府将减少税收以减轻高失业率的打击。牛津商务 |
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