Word · Frequency #2778
gentled
使平静；安抚；使温和
gentled is the past of gentle.
核心释义
to soothe, calm, or make gentle
- 1.
变得温和
To become gentle.
- 2.
使更受欢迎；赢得好感
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- 3.
驯服；驯化
To break; to tame; to domesticate.
- 4.
授予某人头衔；使某人成为贵族成员
give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
- 5.
安抚；使平静；使温和
To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.
- 6.
轻抚
stroke soothingly
驯服；驯养；制服；轻轻抚摸；抚慰；变温和；变得温和；缓和；争取…的好感；安抚；使…不再敌视；封…为贵族；授予…爵位
用法In use
She gentled the frightened cat until it stopped trembling.
用法提示：gentle在此用作动词，表示“轻抚；温柔地抚摸”，过去式gentled。
The diplomat's calm words gentled the tension in the room.
用法提示：gentle用作动词，表示“使变得友好；赢得…的好感”，过去式gentled。
The queen gentled the brave knight for his valor in battle.
用法提示：gentle用作动词，表示“授予贵族头衔”，过去式gentled。
gentle sb/sth
及物用法，宾语多为人或动物，表示安抚、使平静。
She gentled the crying baby in her arms.
她安抚了怀里哭闹的婴儿。
sth gentles
不及物用法，表示自身变得温和，多用于风、语气等。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gentle a horse
- 驯服一匹马；使马变得温顺
- The cowboy spent months gentling the wild mustang.牛仔花了几个月时间驯服那匹野马。
- gentle a wild animal
- 安抚（或驯服）野生动物
- The vet gentled the injured deer before treating it.兽医在治疗前安抚那只受伤的鹿。
- gentle someone's fears
- 安抚某人的恐惧
- Her calm voice gentled his fears about the job interview.她平静的声音安抚了他对求职面试的恐惧。
- gentle a child
- 哄孩子安静下来；安抚孩子
- The nurse gentled the frightened child to sleep.护士安抚那个受惊的孩子入睡。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象轻轻抚摸小动物让它安静下来——动词gentle就是“使温和、安抚”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：animal training、literary writing 动词 gentle 在日常口语中较少用，多出现在较正式或书面语中。表示“安抚、使平静”时比较常见于文学描写；表示“驯服、调教（马等动物）”时多见于驯养或马术等专业领域。普通场景中更常用 calm down、soothe、tame 等词。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于及物结构
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with /ˈɛntəl/ (mental, rental, dental, accidental) rhyme with gentle /ˈdʒɛntəl/. Beware of lookalikes: gentile /ˈdʒɛntaɪl/ and genteel /dʒɛnˈtiːl/ look similar in spelling but do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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