Are you bringing flowers to a patient to cushion the blow of a terminal diagnosis?

你手里拿着花是为了安慰得了不治之症的病人吗？

In fact, being the rejector is also quite difficult, especially if you're trying to cushion the blow.

事实上，成为拒绝者也很困难，尤其是当你试图减轻（拒绝所带来的）影响时。

In Britain the government's budget provided yet more spending on workers and businesses to cushion the blow of the pandemic.

在英国，政府的预算为工人和企业提供了更多的支出，以缓解疫情的冲击。

And everybody knows this? - Yeah. Cushions the blow.

大家都懂 -对 放轻松啦。

Landlords' ability to increase rents can cushion the blow from rising costs.

房东提高租金的能力可以缓解成本上涨带来的打击。

Back in this country, the IRS says that taxpayers can expect a little relief next year to cushion the blow of inflation.

国内方面，美国国税局表示，纳税人有望在明年获得一些减免，以缓冲通胀的打击。

And just sort of to cushion the blow, he spread out the loss over several months.

为了减轻打击，他将损失分摊到了几个月。

Recent spending packages in Europe have sought to cushion the blow from eye-watering energy prices, not stimulate spending.

欧洲最近的一揽子支出计划试图缓解令人眼花缭乱的能源价格带来的冲击，而不是刺激支出。

Governments are expected to create food subsidies to cushion the blow, as Egypt has been doing for decades to help its poorest citizens.

预计各国政府将制定粮食补贴来缓冲打击，正如埃及几十年来一直在帮助最贫穷的公民那样。

Huge savings that were accumulated by businesses and households during these years have since cushioned the blow of higher rates.

这些年来，企业和家庭积累的巨额储蓄缓冲了更高利率的打击。

It makes a difference for a father who lost his job and is looking for a new one. Last year alone, it lifted 2.5 million people out of poverty, and cushioned the blow for many more.

一个失业的父亲能否继续找到新的工作，失业福利也将带来改变。仅仅去年一年，这一政策让250万人摆脱了贫困，为更多人提供了经济上的缓冲。