Thesaurus article:easy

easy

These words all refer to things that do not require much effort or thought to do or understand.

The most common word for this iseasy.

I can tell you how to do that - it's easy!

The exam was fairly easy.

He can finish a marathon, easy(= it will be easy for him to finish a marathon).

Two opposites ofeasyaredifficultandhard.

This exam is quite difficult.

It's hard to know how to respond to that.

For more opposites ofeasy, see the article atdifficult.

If something is easy to do or understand, we often use the adjectivessimpleorstraightforward.

The recipe is so simple - you just mix all the ingredients together.

It seems like a fairly straightforward assignment.

In informal situations there are also some fixed expressions you can use to say that something is very easy to do. For example, you can say that something easy isa piece of cake, or that it'splain sailingin UK English orsmooth sailingin US English.

My last exam was a piece of cake.

Once we reached the main road the trip was plain sailing.

The worst is over. It's smooth sailing from here.

If you can do something very easily, you can also say in informal language that you can do itwith one arm/hand tied behind your back.

Oh, I can do that with one hand tied behind my back!

He bragged that he could defeat his opponent with one arm tied behind his back.

In informal language, you can also use the phraseas easy asfollowed by the wordspie,anything, or the phrasefalling off a logto describe things that are extremely easy to do.

You can do it - it's as easy as pie!

Try it, it's as easy as falling off a log.

Frying up an egg doesn't take any special skill. It's as easy as anything.

If a machine or system is easy to use, we often describe it asuser-friendly.

This latest version of the software is much more user-friendly.

If something is so easy to use that you cannot make any mistakes, you can call itfoolproof.

This recipe for pastry is practically foolproof.

In informal situations, you can use the wordcushyif you think that someone's job or situation is too easy and you do not approve.

He has a very cushy job in an office.

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释义	Thesaurus article:easy easy These words all refer to things that do not require much effort or thought to do or understand. The most common word for this iseasy. I can tell you how to do that - it's easy! The exam was fairly easy. He can finish a marathon, easy(= it will be easy for him to finish a marathon). Two opposites ofeasyaredifficultandhard. This exam is quite difficult. It's hard to know how to respond to that. For more opposites ofeasy, see the article atdifficult. If something is easy to do or understand, we often use the adjectivessimpleorstraightforward. The recipe is so simple - you just mix all the ingredients together. It seems like a fairly straightforward assignment. In informal situations there are also some fixed expressions you can use to say that something is very easy to do. For example, you can say that something easy isa piece of cake, or that it'splain sailingin UK English orsmooth sailingin US English. My last exam was a piece of cake. Once we reached the main road the trip was plain sailing. The worst is over. It's smooth sailing from here. If you can do something very easily, you can also say in informal language that you can do itwith one arm/hand tied behind your back. Oh, I can do that with one hand tied behind my back! He bragged that he could defeat his opponent with one arm tied behind his back. In informal language, you can also use the phraseas easy asfollowed by the wordspie,anything, or the phrasefalling off a logto describe things that are extremely easy to do. You can do it - it's as easy as pie! Try it, it's as easy as falling off a log. Frying up an egg doesn't take any special skill. It's as easy as anything. If a machine or system is easy to use, we often describe it asuser-friendly. This latest version of the software is much more user-friendly. If something is so easy to use that you cannot make any mistakes, you can call itfoolproof. This recipe for pastry is practically foolproof. In informal situations, you can use the wordcushyif you think that someone's job or situation is too easy and you do not approve. He has a very cushy job in an office. Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/articles/easy##
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