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ease AHD[ēz] D.J.[iːz]K.K.[iz]n.(名词)- The condition of being comfortable or relieved.舒适,轻松:安适或放松的状态
- Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation:不痛苦,不担心:没有痛苦、烦恼或愤怒:Her mind was at ease knowing that the children were safe.听说孩子们都很安全,她才放心
- Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.See Synonyms at rest 1不拘束,自在:没有感到不安、拘谨;自然 参见 rest1
- Freedom from difficulty, hardship, or effort:轻易,安逸:没有困难、艰辛或费力:rose through the ranks with apparent ease.非常轻易地升级
- Readiness or dexterity in performance; facility:灵巧,方便:轻松或灵巧的表演;简易之事:She practiced until she could play the sonata with ease.她不断练习奏鸣曲直到熟练为止
- Freedom from financial difficulty; affluence:宽裕:没有金钱上的困难;富裕:a life of luxury and ease.富裕轻松的生活
- A state of rest, relaxation, or leisure:休息、放松或休闲的状态:He took his ease by the swimming pool.他在游泳池边休息
v.(动词)eased, eas.ing, eas.es v.tr.(及物动词)- To free from pain, worry, or agitation:解除痛苦、忧愁或烦恼:He eased his conscience by returning the stolen money.还了偷来的钱,他的心理才得到了安宁
- To lessen the discomfort or pain of:减轻不适或痛楚:She shifted position so as to ease her back.她换了一下姿势以舒缓她的背
- To alleviate; assuage:减轻;和缓:prescribed a drug to ease the pain.拿药以减轻病痛
- To give respite from:延缓:从…获得缓解:eased the burden on her staff by hiring temporary help.雇临时职员以减轻她手下人员的负担
- To slacken the strain, pressure, or tension of; loosen:松弛:减少紧张、压力或强度;松开:ease off a cable.松开缆绳
- To reduce the difficulty or trouble of:减少困难或麻烦:ease credit terms; eased the entrance requirements.放宽贷款条件;降低入学标准
- To move or maneuver slowly and carefully:缓缓移动:缓慢并小心地移动或操纵:eased the car into a narrow space; eased the director out of office.将车缓慢驶入狭窄空间;小心地将董事送出办公室
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To lessen, as in discomfort, pressure, or stress:缓解,减少:减轻不适、压力或强度:pain that never eased.从未减轻的疼痛
- To move or proceed with little effort:轻松前进:不费吹灰之力地移动或前进:eased through life doing as little as possible.过安逸轻松的生活
at ease - In a relaxed position, especially standing silently at rest with the right foot stationary:舒适:放松的姿势,尤指右脚不动安静地站着休息:put the soldiers at ease while waiting for inspection.等待检阅时让士兵们稍息
- Used as a command for troops to assume a relaxed position.稍息:用于让队伍呈放松姿势的口令
- Middle English ese 中古英语 ese
- from Old French aise 源自 古法语 aise
- perhaps from Latin adiacēns [lying near] * see adjacent 可能源自 拉丁语 adiacēns [就近躺卧歇息] * 参见 adjacent
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