smooth

vt

1. 使平滑；使平整

• She smoothed the wrinkled tablecloth with an iron. 她用熨斗把起皱的桌布熨平。

• She raised her hands to smooth down her hair. 她抬手把头发抚平。

2. 均匀地涂抹

• After the shower she smoothed some lotion on her body. 淋浴后，她在身上擦了一些润肤露。

3. 使顺利

• They tried to smooth the way for the President's visit. 他们设法为总统的出访铺平道路。

词组smooth away 摆脱；消除

• We smoothed away all the difficulties that we met. 我们成功地克服了遇到的一切困难。

smooth over 缓解，缓和

• It's hard to smooth over the differences between them. 要消除他们之间的分歧很困难。