动词
释义
淡化，减轻，缓解
Allen Gregory DeLongpre: You know what? Let's forget all the mishegoss and try to enjoy our lunch, huh? Take the edge off.
2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):She knew better than to drink from the bar, but she'd been so thirsty, and she needed something to take the edge off.
2011, Allison Brennan, Kiss Me, Kill Me: A Novel of Suspense, page 1:（通过饮酒、服药等）放松
词形与写法（4）
| 词形 | 标注 | 转写 |
|---|---|---|
| takes the edge off | third-person · singular · present | |
| taking the edge off | present · participle | |
| took the edge off | 簡單過去時 | |
| taken the edge off | past · participle |