not unfriendly or threatening;

"her well-meaning words were received in silence"

"the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs"

the federal reserve did indeed raise rates in 2005-06, albeit in a steady and unthreatening manner.

美国联邦储备委员会确实在2005-2006年度提高了利率，尽管是采用了一种渐进温和的方式。

so the bugs have learned to gently pluck the silk strands, to mimic only the unthreatening leg twitches of exhausted prey.

因此，食虫椿象学会了小心翼翼地振动蜘蛛网，以模仿小腿抽搐、精疲力尽因而毫无威胁的猎物。

it is very important to have this one-to-one discussion in an unthreatening situation without any distraction.

在友善的情形下进行一个平和的一对一的交谈是很重要的。

many otherwise easy-to-use programs put users off because there is no simple, unthreatening way for them to find out just what the program is capable of doing.

否则许多易用的程序也会因为没有简单或者轻松的方式让人了解程序功能，而将用户拒之门外。

but as if to emphasise their defensive nature, the public face of the american armed forces has been a naval officer of unthreatening portliness.

但也许是为了强调演习的防御性本质，代表美军站在台前的是一名海军军官，这家伙胖胖的，并不吓人。

her unthreatening exterior belied a sharp intelligence and a shrewd wit.

她构不成威胁的外表掩盖了睿智和精明。

these are a little larger than usual, admittedly. but as if to emphasise their defensive nature, the public face of the american armed forces has been a naval officer of unthreatening portliness.

但也许是为了强调演习的防御性本质，代表美军站在台前的是一名海军军官，这家伙胖胖的，并不吓人。