音标:['dʒentl]
a. 温和的, 文雅的
在线英汉词典
gentle的短语、例句:
gentle
adj
(-r , -st )
1
(a) mild; kind; careful; not rough, violent or severe 温和的; 慈祥的; 小心的; 温柔的; 文雅的; 轻轻的
a gentle person, manner, voice, look 温和的人、 举止、 声音、 样子
a doctor who is gentle with his hands 手法轻巧的医师
(sexist 性别偏见) the gentle (ie female) sex 女性
be gentle with animals, children, etc 对动物、 儿童等温和
Be gentle with my best china! 对我最心爱的瓷器要轻拿轻放!
(b) (of weather, temperature, etc) mild; temperate (指天气、 温度等)温和的, 暖和的: a gentle breeze 和风
gentle rainfall 细雨 * a gentle heat 温暖.
2 not steep or abrupt 不陡峭的; 和缓的: a gentle slope 缓坡.
3 (dated 旧) (of a family) with good social position (指家庭)门弟高的, 上层阶级的
of gentle birth 出身名门的.
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