English Dictionary

smooth

/smuːð/

verb

(transitive) To make smooth or even. / (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten. / (transitive) To make straightforward or easy.

She used a sander to smooth the rough edges of the wood.

意味（1）

(transitive) To make smooth or even.

She smooths her skirt, looking as composed and ladylike as possible.

意味（2）

(transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.

to smooth cloth with a smoothing iron

意味（3）

(transitive) To make straightforward or easy.

Caracas can be a tough place but the tremendously good-natured caraqueños smoothed my passage every step of the way.

意味（4）

(transitive) To calm or palliate.

to smooth a person's temper

意味（5）

(statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.

[…] the 7-month moving averages provide better smoothing of the data in this case than do the 3-month moving averages.

意味（6）

(West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.

Can I smooth your cat?