smoother
US: /ˈsmuðɝ/
UK: /smˈuːðɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
smooth /smu:ð/- tính từ
- nhẫn, trơn, mượt; bằng phẳng, lặng
- sea as smooth as a mill-pond: biển lặng
- smooth hair: tóc mượt
- trôi chảy, êm thấm
- a smooth crossing: một cuộc đi biển yên sóng lặng
- êm, dịu; nhịp nhàng uyển chuyển
- smooth voice: tiếng dịu dàng
- smooth spirit: rượu (uống) êm
- smooth verse: thơ nhịp nhàng uyển chuyển
- hoà nhã, lễ độ
- smooth temper: thái độ hoà nhã
- ngọt xớt
- smooth words: lời nói ngọt xớt
- smooth manners: thái độ ngọt xớt
- smooth things: những lời khen ngọt để lấy lòng
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) hết sức thú vị, khoái, rất dễ chịu
- a smooth time: thời gian hết sức thú vị
- to be in smooth water
- (xem) water
- smooth face
- mặt làm ra vẻ thân thiện
- nhẫn, trơn, mượt; bằng phẳng, lặng
- danh từ
- sự vuốt cho mượt
- to give one's hair a smooth: vuốt tóc cho mượt
- phần nhẵn (của cái gì)
- (hàng hải) lúc biển yên sóng lặng
- sự vuốt cho mượt
- ngoại động từ
- làm cho nhẵn; san bằng
- giải quyết; dàn xếp, làm ổn thoả
- to smooth away differences: giải quyết những sự bất đồng
- to smooth the way with the authorities: dàn xếp (làm đủ thủ tục) với các nhà chức trách
- che giấu, làm liếm (khuyết điểm)
- gọt giũa (văn)
- nội động từ
- lặng, yên lặng (biển); dịu đi (cơn giận)
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 regular, even, flush, flat, level, plane, unruffled, unbroken, unwrinkled, undisturbed, tranquil, peaceful, calm, serene, glassy:
A light breeze rose to ripple the smooth surface of Alan's martini.
2 slick, sleek, shiny, glossy, glassy, mirror-like, uniform, polished, burnished; silky, silken, velvety, satiny:
Optical mirrors for telescopes must be as smooth as modern technology can made them. He ran his fingers over the smooth fabric
3 unobstructed, easy, effortless, free, uncluttered, even, orderly, well-ordered, uneventful, flowing, fluent, unconstrained, uninterrupted:
There were no obstacles in the way of a smooth return to normal operations. The road to ruin is short and smooth
4 hairless, bald, bare, naked, clean-shaven, smooth-shaven, depilated, glabrous:
His smooth pate shone in the moonlight.
5 soothing, mellow, pleasant, bland, mild, soft:
That is a very smooth whisky indeed.
6 suave, slick, slippery, unctuous, silken, silky, glib, urbane, soigné (soignée), agreeable, winning, plausible, facile, nonchalant, courtly, eloquent, honey-tongued, smooth-spoken, persuasive, oily, slimy, syrupy, Colloq chiefly Brit smarmy:
With his quick understanding and smooth manner, Edward was a very successful salesman
7 sweet, dulcet, pear-shaped, mellow, well-modulated, silver-tongued:
The smooth tones of his serenade wafted through the evening air.
8 slick, scheming, conniving, crafty, shrewd, cunning, tricky, shifty, sly, foxy, Machiavellian, sophistic(al), plausible, credible, believable, Colloq cagey:
Robinson came up with a very smooth plan to bilk wealthy widows out of their money.
v.
9 Often, smooth out or away. flatten, even, level, iron, press, mangle, calender:
Please smooth the wrinkles out of this shirt so that I can wear it tonight
10 prepare, lay, pave, ease, ready, clear, open, prime, lubricate, facilitate:
What is your policy for smoothing the way for employees joining the firm?
11 sand, plane, polish, buff, burnish:
The wood is smoothed to a glassy finish before being used for the cabinets.
12 Often, smooth over. ameliorate, assuage, allay, calm, gloss over, minimize, mitigate, lessen, soothe, reduce, temper, mollify, smoothen, soften, palliate, appease:
An otherwise uncomfortable situation was smoothed over by her quiet words.
Concise dictionary
smooths|smoothed|smoothing|smoother|smoothestsmuːðnoun
+the act of smoothing
verb
+make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
+make (a surface) shine
+free from obstructions
adj.
+having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
+smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
+of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
+smooth and unconstrained in movement
+(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
+of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
+lacking obstructions or difficulties
+(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
