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ease offease off1.■〈非正〉减轻; 缓和The border agreement was signed, the tension between the two countries began to ease off.边境协定签订以后, 两国间的紧张关系开始缓和下来。2.■挪开The child asked his papa to help him ease off his belt a bit.那孩子叫他爸爸帮他把腰带松开些。

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ease off1.■[口语]2.■减轻，减少：After the injection her pain began to ease off.打针后她的疼痛开始减轻了。3.■放松;解开 (= ease away):ease the bandage off解开绷带4.■(思想上)轻松，松弛；减少(活动)，放松(努力)；缓和：Now that my boy is back at school, I can ease off.现在我儿子回学校去了，我可以轻松轻松了。The tension eased off slowly.紧张局势逐渐缓和了。5.■放慢，减缓(速度)：Ease off a bit, we are going too fast.放慢点速度，我们走得太快了。6.■轻而缓慢地除去(或移开)：use a knife to ease the lid off用小刀轻轻撬开盖子7.■【航海学】放松(帆、缆绳等)；(船)缓驶离岸：Ease off that rope a bit.把那根缆绳放松一点。ease the boat off gently把船缓缓地驶离岸边8.■发射(火箭等)；开(枪、炮等)：ease off the gun at something瞄准某物开枪(或炮)9.■以缓坡伸展：The slope began to ease off towards the edge of hill above.那斜坡向上方的山边缘缓缓延伸开去。10.■漫不经心；从容不迫，自在11.■【商业】(股票、价格等)下跌；使(股票市场)松动:Prices are easing off.价格正趋下跌。

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