ease

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。


习惯用语at (one's) ease1.舒适, 快活; 自由自在, 无拘无束;【军】稍息(口令)be ill at ease1.局促不安, 心神不宁feel ill at ease1.局促不安, 心神不宁put sb. at his ease1.使某人宽心; 使某人感到无拘无束set sb.'s heart at ease1.使安心, 安慰某人set sb.'s mind at ease1.使安心, 安慰某人social ease1.毫不拘束, 态度自然stand at ease1.【军】(口令)稍息take one's ease1.休息, 悠闲2.安心, 放心with ease1.熟练地, 轻而易举地ease away1.【航海】渐渐放松(索具); (痛苦)渐减ease off1.【航海】渐渐放松(索具); (痛苦)渐减ease back (on)1.轻轻地拉回ease down1.减低(速度)ease off1.减轻(痛苦, 负担, 紧张状态等);【商】(银根)稍松, (价格)稍稍下跌ease up1.减轻(痛苦, 负担, 紧张状态等);【商】(银根)稍松, (价格)稍稍下跌ease oneself1.使自己轻松2.(=ease nature)大小便ease out1.以比较体面[不伤和气]的方法免去职务ease up1.(为给别人让位)挪一挪2.[口]缓和, 放松; 放慢速度
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