“使和缓”常见的英文表达有 mellow(侧重于使性格、态度等变得温和、柔和)、 moderate(强调使程度、速度、强度等变得适中、不极端) 、 ease(侧重于使紧张、困难、痛苦等情况得到缓解、和缓) 、 soothe(更侧重于安抚情绪、平息激动,使其和缓) 、 allay(常用于缓解恐惧、担忧、疼痛等,使其和缓)等,具体使用需根据语境:
Mellow:If something or someone mellows, they become calmer and less aggressive. (使某人或某物变得温和、不激进)
例句:Time has mellowed his once fiery temper.(时间使他那曾经暴躁的脾气变得和缓了。)
Moderate:To make or become less extreme, intense, or violent.(使……变得不那么极端、强烈或激烈)
例句:We should try to moderate the pace of our work to avoid burnout.(我们应该试着使工作节奏和缓一些,避免过度劳累。)
Ease:To reduce or remove something unpleasant, painful, or difficult.(减轻、缓解不愉快、痛苦或困难的事情)
例句:The doctor gave him some medicine to ease the pain.(医生给了他一些药来缓解疼痛。)
Soothe:To make someone feel calmer and less worried, upset, or angry.(使某人感到更平静,减少担忧、不安或愤怒)
例句:A warm bath can soothe your tired muscles.(泡个热水澡可以舒缓你疲惫的肌肉,让心情和缓下来 。)
Allay:To reduce or remove something unpleasant such as fear, worry, or pain.(减轻、消除恐惧、担忧或疼痛等不愉快的事情)
例句:The government took measures to allay public fears about the economy.(政府采取措施来缓解公众对经济的担忧 。)