gentle
US: /ˈdʒɛnəɫ/, /ˈdʒɛntəɫ/
UK: /dʒˈɛntəl/
UK: /dʒˈɛntəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
gentle /'dʤentl/
- tính từ
- hiền lành, dịu dàng, hoà nhã; nhẹ nhàng; thoai thoải
- a gentle nature: bản chất hiền lành hoà nhã
- a gentle breeze: làn gió nhẹ
- the gentle sex: phái đẹp, giới phụ nữ
- a gentle medicine: thuốc nhẹ (ít công phạt)
- a gentle slope: dốc thoai thoải
- the gentle craft: nghề câu cá (một công việc êm ái, nhẹ nhàng)
- (thuộc) dòng dõi trâm anh, (thuộc) gia đình quyền quý
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) lịch thiệp, lịch sự; cao quý
- gentle reader: bạn đọc cao quý (lời nói đầu của tác giả với người đọc)
- hiền lành, dịu dàng, hoà nhã; nhẹ nhàng; thoai thoải
- danh từ
- mồi giòi (để câu cá)
- (số nhiều) (thông tục) những người thuộc gia đình quyền quý
- ngoại động từ
- luyện (ngựa) cho thuần
Advanced English dictionary
1 calm and kind; doing things in a quiet and careful way: a quiet and gentle man + a gentle voice / laugh / touch + She was the gentlest of nurses. + He lived in a gentler age than ours. + Be gentle with her! + She agreed to come, after a little gentle persuasion. + He looks scary but he's really a gentle giant.
2 (of weather, temperature, etc.) not strong or extreme: a gentle breeze + the gentle swell of the sea + Cook over a gentle heat.
3 having only a small effect; not strong or violent: We went for a gentle stroll. + a little gentle work / exercise + This soap is very gentle on the hands.
4 not steep or sharp: a gentle slope / curve / angle
See also -
gentleness noun [U]
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 kind, kindly, mild, tender, benign, moderate, easy, quiet, calm, still, temperate, unruffled, untroubled, undisturbed, tranquil, restful, peaceful, pacific, placid, smooth, lenient, patient, indulgent, soothing, thoughtful, gracious, compassionate, humane, tender-hearted, merciful; soft, light, balmy:
Amy is very gentle with the patients. A gentle breeze barely stirred the leaves. The gentle waves belied the terror that lurked below.
2 tame, tractable, docile, manageable, controllable; broken:
As he's a beginner, he's been given a gentle mare to ride.
3 gradual, easy, moderate:
The car rolled down the gentle slope and stopped.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
appear, be, look, seem, sound | become
ADV.
extremely, very | almost | fairly, quite | surprisingly, unusually | deceptively
His mouth looked deceptively gentle.
PREP.
on
The new treatments are gentle on your hair.
| with
She was very gentle with the children.
Concise English dictionary
gentles|gentler|gentlest|gentled|gentling'dʒentl
verb
+cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
+give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
+stroke soothingly
adj.
+soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
+having or showing a kindly or tender nature
+quiet and soothing
+belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
+easily handled or managed
+having little impact
+marked by moderate steepness
