ease

ease
noun

[mass noun]absence of difficulty or effort
容易，不费力
she gave up smoking with ease.
她轻松地戒了烟。
ease of use.
使用方便。
■freedom from worries or problems, especially about one's material situation
安适，安逸，悠闲（尤指某人的物质环境）
a life of wealth and ease.
一种富有、安逸的生活。

verb

[with obj.]make (something unpleasant, painful, or intense) less serious or severe
减轻，舒缓，缓解
a huge road-building programme to ease congestion.
一项宏大的缓解交通阻塞的道路建设计划。
■[no obj.]become less serious or severe
减轻；缓和；放松
the pain doesn't usually ease off for several hours.
疼痛通常不会在几个小时内缓解。
■[no obj.](ease off/up)relax one's efforts; do something with more moderation
放松，松弛，缓和
I'd ease up on the hard stuff if I were you.
如果我是你，就会放松心态面对难以对付的废话。
■(ease something away/down/off)(Nautical)slacken a rope or sail slowly or gently
(航海)松开（绳索或帆）
■make (something) happen more easily; facilitate
使容易；使便利
Tokyo's dominance of government was deemed to ease efficient contact-making.
东京政府的支配地位被认为有利于实现高效的联络沟通。
■[no obj.](of share prices, interest rates, etc.) decrease in value or amount
（股票价格、成交量等）下降，减少
shares eased 6p to 224p.
股指为224便士，下跌6便士。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move carefully, gradually, or gently
小心缓慢地移动
I eased down the slope with care.
我小心地慢慢下坡。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]she eased off her shoes.
她轻轻地脱了鞋。
■[with obj.](ease someone into)introduce someone gradually to (an activity)
逐渐将某人引入（某活动）
he brought in someone new and eased them into the job.
他带来了一些新人，并逐渐引导他们入行。
■[with obj.](ease someone out)gradually exclude someone from a post or place, especially by devious or subtle manoeuvres
（尤指用诡计或狡诈）使某人悄然离开其职务（或某地）
after the scandal he was eased out of his job.
丑闻发生后，他被暗中排挤出局。

常用词组
at (one's) ease

free from worry, awkwardness, or problems; relaxed
安适；不窘迫，不拘束；放松，自然
she was never quite at ease with Phil.
她与菲尔在一起总感到不自在。
■(at ease)(Military)in a relaxed attitude with the feet apart and the hands behind the back (often as a command)
(军)［常用于口令］稍息；稍息姿势
all right, stand at ease!.
稍息！。

ease someone's mind

alleviate someone's anxiety
安慰，宽慰某人

派生
easer
noun
语源

Middle English: from Old French aise, based on Latin adjacens 'lying close by', present participle of adjacere. The verb is originally from Old French aisier, from the phrase a aise 'at ease'; in later use from the noun

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