ease

ease

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n.容易, 悠闲, 安逸, 自在
v.减轻, 放松, 缓和, 缓慢移动

例句与用法:

I should ease up on the cigarettes if I were you.

我要是你,我就再少抽些烟了。

Ease down: there's a sharp bend ahead.

慢一点儿,前面有个急转弯。

He eased himself along the ledge to reach the terrified boy.

他小心翼翼地沿着突出的檐向那惊惶失措的男孩靠近。

He passed the test with ease.

他轻而易举地考及格了。

It would ease my mind to know where he was.

要知道他在哪儿我就放心了。

He is expected to win the game with ease.

预计他在比赛中会轻易获胜。

My parents are retired and now live a life of ease.

我的父母都退休了,现在过着安闲舒适的生活。

I don't feel at ease in the strange place.

在这个陌生的地方,我觉得很不自在。

词形变化:

动词过去式: eased | 动词过去分词: eased | 动词现在分词: easing | 动词第三人称单数: eases |


n.[U]

1. 容易; 不费力

Their team won the game with ease.

他们队轻松地赢了那场比赛。

2. 舒适; 悠闲

The retired couple lived a life of ease.

这对退休夫妇过着安逸的生活。

3. 自在, 不拘束

The hostess greeted her guests with ease.

女主人自然大方地迎接客人。

4. (限制等的)放松, 缓和

vt.

1. 减轻, 缓和

The aspirin eased his headache.

阿斯匹林减轻了他的头痛。

2. 使安心, 使舒适

I eased her mind by telling her that the children were safe.

我告诉她孩子们平安无恙, 让她安心。

3. 小心地移置[O]

vi.

减轻; 缓和; 放松[(+off)]

The relationship between these two countries has eased.

两国之间的关系有所缓和。


短语词组:

at ease

1. 安心; 自在; 不拘束

The dentist soon put the small girl at ease.

牙医很快使小女孩的情绪放松了。

2. (口令)稍息

ill at ease

1. 局促不安; 不自在

I always feel ill at ease in a strange environment.

我在陌生环境中总觉得不自在。


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