soft /sɒft/

Meaning

English definition

• (adj.) yielding readily to pressure or weight
• (adj.) compassionate and kind; conciliatory
• (adj.) (of sound) relatively low in volume

Chinese translation

• a. 软的, 温和的, 柔和的, 柔滑的, 温柔的, 软弱的, 坡度小的, 笨的, 纸币的
• n. 柔软的东西, 笨人, 纸币
• adv. 柔软地, 温和地

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/sɒft/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 4.68 · Rare

Word forms

softer, softest

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software · softly · softball · soften · softness · softwood

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