take the edge off something

REDUCEto make something less bad, good, strong etc 使某物减弱，减轻某事物

Pascoe was drinking whisky to take the edge off the pain.

帕斯科在喝威士忌酒来缓解疼痛。

Examples from the Corpus

take the edge off something• Moneylarge sums of money-can take the edge off an ambitious person.• This would certainly take the edge off the impending Apollo lunar landing.• He had decisively taken the edge off trade union power.• But it takes the edge off the pain.• As you can perhaps appreciate, this rather took the edge off my initial delight.• This will take the edge off your anxiety.• The sun was warm on my back, but the south-easterly wind took the edge off the stifling heat.• The burning wood takes the edge off the morning cold, and it helps brew our coffee.

→ take the edge off something at edge1(3)

词汇	take the edge off something
释义	take the edge off something take the edge off something REDUCEto make something less bad, good, strong etc 使某物减弱，减轻某事物 Pascoe was drinking whisky to take the edge off the pain. 帕斯科在喝威士忌酒来缓解疼痛。 Examples from the Corpus take the edge off something• Moneylarge sums of money-can take the edge off an ambitious person.• This would certainly take the edge off the impending Apollo lunar landing.• He had decisively taken the edge off trade union power.• But it takes the edge off the pain.• As you can perhaps appreciate, this rather took the edge off my initial delight.• This will take the edge off your anxiety.• The sun was warm on my back, but the south-easterly wind took the edge off the stifling heat.• The burning wood takes the edge off the morning cold, and it helps brew our coffee. → take the edge off something at edge1(3)
随便看	let something equal something let something go let something into something let something lie let something off let something pass let something represent something let something rest let something ride let something slide let something slip let something slip through fingers let something slip through your fingers let something slip (through your fingers) let (something ↔) loose let's roll lets see let's-see lets-see let's see letssee let'ssee let stew let sth be sth let sth down