| 释义 |
breeze¹ /briːz/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 微风，轻风；(热带海岸的)白昼海风；夜间陆风
a lovely cool breeze 宜人的凉风
There's not much (of a)breeze today. 今天几乎无风。
The banner fluttered in the breeze. 旗帜在微风中飘扬。
muffle oneself against the freezing sea breeze 把自己裹得严严实实抵御彻骨的海风
2. 【气】2级至6级的风
3. 〈喻〉拂面清风；给人清新感的东西；轻风似的一阵
a little breeze of applause 一阵轻轻的掌声
4. 〈口〉不费吹灰之力的事；唾手得来的胜利
Flying is a breeze compared to driving in Shanghai. 与在上海开车相比，开飞机可算容易的工作。
make sth. a breeze 使某事易如反掌
5. 〈英口〉骚动；争吵
have a breeze over sth. 为某事而起争执
6. 谣传
There came a breeze that... 有谣言说…
7. 〈美俚〉越狱
8. 〈美俚〉(机车风闸使用的)压缩空气
II ❶ vi.
〈口〉
1. 吹微风，拂轻风
The south wind breezed over the fields. 南风吹越田野。
2. 〈口〉一阵风似地走；飘然而行
She breezed rather than walked into her office. 她一阵轻风似地飘然进了办公室，而不是走着进去。
She breezed along, smiling at everyone. 她婀娜轻盈向前走去，一边对着每人微笑。
Take the dough and breeze. 把钱拿着快走。
Though he spent more time on sports than studies, he breezed through his pre-med courses. 虽然他花在运动上的时间比学习上要多，但他轻而易举地通过了医大预科各项课程。
3. (喧闹声等)随风传送
4. 〈俚〉吹嘘
5. 〈美俚〉越狱逃跑
❷ vt.
遛(马)作轻快小跑
[<? OSp briza northeast wind] phr. bat the breeze = shoot (或 fan) the breeze
breeze in 〈口〉
1. 飘然而入；信步走进
2. (比赛、竞选中)全不费力地得胜
breeze off 〈口〉
1. 飘然离去
2. 闭嘴，不作声
breeze up 1. (风)变强
It is breezing up from the north.北风开始刮起来了。
2. (喧闹声等)随传送风势而渐响
get (或 have) the breeze up 紧张起来，惊惶起来
He got a vertical breeze up. 他的惊恐直线上升。
hit (或 split, take) the breeze 〈俚〉离去；上路
in a breeze 〈主美口〉不费力地，轻而易举地
He won the competition in a breeze. 他毫不费劲地赢得比赛。
put the breeze up 使紧张起来，使惊惶起来
shoot (或 fan) the breeze 〈美口〉
1. 闲聊
A: Anything important? B: Not really. We're shooting the breeze. 甲：有什么重要的事吗?乙：没什么特别重要的事。我们正在谈天呢。
The President loved to shoot the breeze with reporters. 总统喜欢和记者闲聊。
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