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| 1 | T to make a problem , bad situation , or pain less severe 使（问题、糟糕局面等）缓和；缓解 |
| Sometimes a mild painkiller is enough to ease the pain. 有时候一点轻度的止痛药就足以缓解疼痛。 |
| Colleagues are trying to ease the pressure she is under at work. 同事们正在试图减轻她的工作压力。 |
| | 1a | I to become less severe 缓和；好转 | | In the following two weeks tensions eased somewhat. 接下来的两周里，紧张局势有些缓和了。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to move somewhere slowly and carefully （使）小心缓慢地移动 |
| +into/out of/up etc She eased into the seat behind the desk. 她小心翼翼地坐到了课桌后面的座位上。 |
| ease yourself Joseph eased himself off the bed. 约瑟夫慢悠悠地起了床。 |
| ease your way I eased my way through the crowd. 我小心翼翼地穿过人群。 |
| | 2a | T to move something somewhere slowly and carefully 小心翼翼地挪动（某物） | | +out of/away from Monica slowly eased the cork out of the champagne bottle. 莫尼卡小心翼翼地把香槟酒的瓶塞拔了出来。 | |
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| 3 | I/T to become more relaxed or less tight , or to make something do this （使）放松 |
| Slowly his grip on her shoulder eased. 他抓着她肩头的手慢慢地松开了。 |
| I waited until the child’ s breathing eased. 我一直等到孩子的呼吸平静了下来。 |
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| 4 | T to make a rule or punishment less severe 放宽（规定）；减轻（惩罚） |
| Sanctions against the country should be eased. 对该国的制裁应该减轻。 |
| The finance ministry has eased restrictions on the movement of capital. 财政部已经放宽了对资金流动的限制。 |
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| 5 | T to make a process easier 使（过程）更容易 |
| These ideas helped to ease our transition to democracy. 这些思想使我们的民主化进程更加容易。 |
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| 6 | I if bad weather such as wind or rain eases, it becomes less strong （风、雨等）减弱 |
| PHRASE |
| - | ease your conscience/mind
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| to make you feel less guiltyworried |
| 减轻内疚感/忧虑 |
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| - | ˌease ˈoff |
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| 1 | ease off if something unpleasant or annoying eases off , it becomes weaker （烦恼的事）缓和，减轻，减弱 | If the rain eases off overnight, we’ ll leave in the morning. 如果夜里雨能变小的话，我们就早上离开。 | | The pain should ease off after a couple of hours. 疼痛会在几个小时后减轻。 | |
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| 2 | to go more slowly or try less hard 慢些走；放松些；悠着点 | Ease off a bit as you go round the bend. 转弯时开慢点。 | |
| - | ˌease ˈout |
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| | to make someone leave a job or position without saying anything publicly 把（某人）悄悄地打发走；悄悄地将（某人）解职 | Senior party sources say Liddell will be eased out during the next few weeks. 据党内高级人士称，利德尔会在接下来的几周内被悄然解职。 | |
| - | ˌease ˈup |
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| 1 | ease off 1 | They waited nearly four hours for the storm to ease up. 他们等了近4个小时暴风雨才减弱。 | |
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| 2 | to become less severe towards someone 对（某人）放松 | +on Government forces appear to be easing up on the rebels. 政府军现在似乎对叛军放松了。 | |
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