Word · Frequency #2682
smoothed
使平滑；弄平；抹平
smoothed is the past of smooth.
to make something smooth, flat, or even by rubbing or pressing
- 1.
To make smooth or even.
使光滑或平整。
- 2.
To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.
通过压力使成特定形状；压平,弄平。
- 3.
make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
使变得光滑或更光滑,如同通过摩擦
- 4.
To make straightforward or easy.
使简单或容易。
- 5.
make (a surface) shine
使(表面)发亮
- 6.
To calm or palliate.
使平静；缓和,减轻。
- 7.
To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
捕捉数据中的重要模式,同时忽略噪声。
使顺利；使容易；安抚；缓和；平息；擦亮；磨光；抛光；平滑（数据）；去噪；使光滑或平整。
In use
She smoothed the tablecloth before setting the plates.
He used sandpaper to smooth the rough edges of the wooden board.
This cream smooths dry skin and makes it feel softer.
smooth the surface of the wood
Verb forms
base smooth · third person smooths · -ing smoothing · past smoothed · past participle smoothed
规则动词：-ed 结尾
Connections
Collocations
- smooth out
- 抚平；消除（皱褶或困难）
- She smoothed out the creases in her skirt.她抚平了裙子上的褶皱。
- smooth over
- 缓和；平息（矛盾或争执）
- He smoothed over the argument with a joke.他用一个笑话缓和了争执。
- smooth the way
- 为…铺平道路；使…顺利进行
- The agreement smoothed the way for future cooperation.这项协议为未来的合作铺平了道路。
- smooth down
- 抚平；压平（头发、衣服等）
- He smoothed down his hair before the interview.面试前他把头发抚平了。
- smooth the transition
- 使过渡顺利；使衔接顺畅
- The new manager tried to smooth the transition to the new system.新经理试图使向新系统的过渡更加顺利。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
smooth 发音像‘斯穆斯’，想象手指抚过丝绸：表面变光滑，烦恼也抹平。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：making a surface flat or even、making a process or relationship easier、reducing noise in data (smoothing) smooth 作动词时是比较中性的用词，日常和正式语境都可以见到。它常表示使表面光滑或平整，也常用于比喻，如使事情更顺利、缓和关系；在数据处理中还指平滑、去除噪声。具体含义需要结合宾语来判断。
Grammar Note
通常作及物动词，后接名词或代词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的押韵词：soothe /suːð/ 和 booth /buːð/（英式读法）与 smooth /smuːð/ 的元音和尾音一致。注意拼写类似的 tooth /tuːθ/ 和 truth /truːθ/ 中 th 读清音 /θ/，与 smooth 的 /ð/ 不同，并不押韵。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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