单词 | ease |
释义 | ease¹ 1.(lack of difficulty)容易;方便 the ease with which young people could find work年轻人找工作的轻而易举 Some climbers are critical of the ease with which Qomolangma can now be climbed.一些登山者对现在人们不历经艰辛就轻易登上珠穆朗玛峰持批判态度。 ease of sth便于…;易于… For ease of reference, only the relevant extracts are included.为了查阅方便, 只列出了相关摘要。 the camera's ease of use in manual mode相机在手动模式下的易操作性 ease of access轻松访问 with ease不费力地 Anne was capable of passing her exams with ease.安妮有能力轻松通过考试。 The machine now handles the most complex documents with ease.这台机器现在能轻松处理极复杂的文件。 2.(comfort)安逸;悠闲;舒适 They appreciated the ease of this kind of lifestyle.他们欣赏这种生活方式的安逸闲适。 a life of ease安逸的生活 I was seduced by the prospect of giving up work and living a life of ease.我被那种放下工作、无忧无虑生活的前景所吸引。 3.(in social situations)从容;自在;自然 His ease of manner disarmed us.他的悠然自得使我们放下了戒备。 We envied Sharon's ease in social situations.我们曾嫉妒莎伦在社交场合的从容自得。 idiom ease² ◆at ease【军】(soldier)稍息 Kempf stood at ease, hands behind back, eyes forward.肯普夫稍息站立, 双手背后, 两眼前看。 at ease!orstand at ease!稍息! (relaxed)自在;放松 Roselli hunched his shoulders, perfectly at ease.罗塞利耸起双肩, 完全是一副悠然自得的样子。 at ease with sb/sth与某人在一起感到自在;对某事感到轻松 Sarah seemed perfectly at ease with the situation in which she found herself.莎拉似乎对当下自己所处的境况感到很自在。 What struck me was how at ease they seemed to be with each other.令我印象深刻的是, 他们似乎彼此相处很融洽。 to feel at ease感到轻松 I will feel more at ease when I know where she is.要是知道她在哪里, 我会觉得更轻松。 to feel at ease with sb与某人在一起感到放松 I don't feel at ease with her.我和她在一起不觉得放松。 ◆ill at ease (uncomfortable)不自在的;局促不安的 He appeared embarrassed and ill at ease with the sustained applause that greeted him.向他致意的掌声一直不歇, 他显得有些难为情, 不知如何是好。 ◆to put sb at easeorto put sb at their ease使某人放松;使某人感到自在 Both men were unwelcoming, making little attempt to put Kathryn or her companions at their ease.两个男人都不是很热情, 没有试着让凯瑟琳和她的同伴们放松下来。 ◆to take your ease<正式>休息;放松 I was taking my ease in a deckchair in the garden.我当时正在花园里的躺椅上休息。 🄰 vt. 1.(alleviate, lessen)+ pain, tension, pressure缓解;+ burden减轻 I gave him some brandy to ease the pain.我给他喝了些白兰地缓解疼痛。 an effort to ease tensions in the area为缓和该地区的紧张局势所做的努力 Our policies are designed to ease the burden on the tax payer.我们的政策旨在减轻纳税人的负担。 Privatisation should gradually ease this problem.私有化应该能逐渐缓解这个问题。 2.(relieve)+ person使放松;安抚 She wished she could find something to say that would ease her friend.她希望自己能说些什么来宽慰她的朋友。 to ease your conscience使安心 Performing this small service for her eased Jarvis's conscience a little.为她做这点小事让贾维斯略微安心一点。 to ease your mind使放心 The priest's words had eased her mind, though a small doubt remained.牧师的话使她放心了, 不过她仍存有一丝疑虑。 3.(facilitate)使便利;促进 There are other ways of easing the transition to democratic government.还有其他方式能促进向民主政府的过渡。 The deal with France eased Thailand's admission to the UN.与法国的协议使泰国顺利加入联合国。 4.(cause to move gently)使小心翼翼地移动 We eased the unwieldy box through the opening.我们小心翼翼地把那个笨重的箱子挪出洞口。 She eased her foot off the accelerator.她慢慢松开了油门。 Leaphorn eased himself silently upward.利福恩一声不响地慢慢起身。 5.(make less strict)+ regulations, restrictions, sanctions放松;放宽 Critics say the eased restrictions will lead to a flood of immigrants.批评者称放宽限制会导致移民潮。 They offered to ease sanctions in return for UN inspectors being allowed into the country.他们提出放松制裁, 作为交换条件, 该国应允许联合国监察员进入。 6.(loosen)解开;松开 The women eased the stays of their dresses.女人们调松了连衣裙的紧身胸衣。 He surreptitiously eased his tie and was able to breathe a little easier.他偷偷地松了松领带, 呼吸畅快了一点。 🄱 vi. 1.(decrease)pain, grief +减轻;tension +缓解;缓和 With time, my grief at my father's death has eased.随着时间的流逝, 父亲的去世给我带来的悲伤有所减轻。 Tensions had eased.紧张局势已有所缓解。 The pain was beginning to ease.疼痛在逐渐减轻。 2.(abate)bad weather +转好;rain, snow, wind +减弱 The wind was easing as it veered to the southwest.风向转为西南, 风速也随之减弱。 Conditions eased dramatically in the course of the afternoon.一下午的时间里, 天气情况一下子就好转了。 3.(move gently)小心翼翼地移动 James eased forward in his chair.詹姆斯坐在椅子上慢慢向前挪。 We slowed right down and eased through the gap.我们立刻放慢速度, 小心翼翼地在狭路上穿行。 4.【股】(fall in value)price +下跌 Oil prices eased amid milder weather in the US northeast.由于美国东北部气候较往年温和, 石油股价有所下跌。 The Down Jones Average eased in the final hour.道琼斯指数在交易最后一小时出现下跌。 idiom ◆to ease yourselforto ease nature<古,婉>去解手 ◆to ease the helm【海】回舵(指把舵转回中央位置) Phrasal Verbsease back,ease back on,ease off,ease off on,ease out,ease up,ease up on |
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