由 soft 和 launch 组成，前者表示低调或有限，后者表示推出新事物。恋爱含义从较早的商业用语发展而来。
全面推出前的限量发布
business
neutral
先向有限人群推出产品、服务或业务，以便在更大范围公开发布前进行测试并解决问题。
示例
- The studio began a soft launch in two countries before the worldwide release.该工作室在全球发布前先在两个国家进行了试发布。
- During the soft launch, the team found a serious payment bug.在软启动期间，团队发现了一个严重的付款错误。
- Why not soft-launch the service with a small group of customers first?为什么不先向一小群客户试发布这项服务呢？
- The restaurant is soft-launching this week without a large advertising campaign.这家餐厅本周正在试营业，没有进行大规模广告宣传。
- We did not treat the soft launch as the finished product.我们没有把这次试发布当作最终产品。
相似词
limited release
pilot release
preview release
soft opening
在网上暗示恋爱关系
social media
slang
在社交媒体上发帖暗示有了新伴侣，却不清楚展示或说出对方是谁，通常是为了保留一些隐私或引起好奇。
示例
- Maya soft-launched her new partner with a photo showing only his hand.Maya 发了一张只露出男友手部的照片，低调公开了恋情。
- Was that holiday post a soft launch of their relationship?那条度假动态是在暗示他们的恋爱关系吗？
- He is not ready to soft-launch anyone on his public account.他还不准备在公开账号上暗示自己和任何人的恋爱关系。
- Her friends understood the soft launch, but most followers missed the hint.她的朋友看懂了这次低调公开恋情，但大多数关注者没有发现这个暗示。
- They joked that the cropped dinner photo was the perfect soft launch.他们开玩笑说，那张裁剪过的晚餐照片是一次完美的低调公开恋情。
相似词
subtle reveal
relationship hint
teaser post