[PHRASE 短语]轻松地;容易地;不费力地 If you do something with ease, you do it easily, without difficulty or effort.
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Anne was intelligent and capable of passing her exams with ease.
安妮很聪明,能够轻松通过考试。
...the ease with which young people could find work.
年轻人找工作的轻松
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]容易;方便 If you talk about the ease of a particular activity, you are referring to the way that it has been made easier to do, or to the fact that it is already easy to do.
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For ease of reference, only the relevant extracts of the regulations are included.
为了便于参照,仅摘录相关规则。
...the camera's ease of use in manual mode.
相机在手动模式下的易操作性
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]舒适;安逸;悠闲Ease is the state of being very comfortable and able to live as you want, without any worries or problems.
She lived a life of ease.
她过着安逸的生活。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(程度、速度、强度等)减少;(使)降低 If something unpleasant eases or if you ease it, it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity.
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Tensions had eased...
紧张关系有所缓和。
The heavily falling snow had eased...
漫天大雪变小了。
I gave him some brandy to ease the pain.
我给他喝了些白兰地以减轻疼痛。
...editorials calling for the easing of sanctions.
呼吁减轻制裁的社论
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[VERB 动词]缓慢地移动;小心翼翼地挪动 If you ease your way somewhere or ease somewhere, you move there slowly, carefully, and gently. If you ease something somewhere, you move it there slowly, carefully, and gently.
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I eased my way towards the door...
我小心翼翼地向门口挪去。
She eased back into the chair and nodded...
她轻手轻脚地坐回到椅子上,点了点头。
He eased his foot off the accelerator...
他慢慢松开油门。
Leaphorn eased himself silently upward...
利普霍恩一声不吭,慢慢站起身来。
I eased open the door.
我小心翼翼地打开门。
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[PHRASE 短语](使)自在;(使)安逸;(使)不拘束 If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
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It is essential to feel at ease with your therapist...
在治疗师面前放松下来是很重要的。
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,没有费什么心让凯瑟琳和她的同伴们消除拘束。
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[PHRASE 短语]稍息(军队口令) 'At ease' or 'Stand at ease' is an order given to a group of soldiers to stand with their feet apart and their hands behind their backs.
At ease, Sergeant. This is completely informal.
稍息,中士。这完全是很随意的。
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[PHRASE 短语]不自在;局促不安;心神不宁 If you are ill at ease, you feel rather uncomfortable, anxious, or worried.
[usu v-link PHR]
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。
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ease off
ease up
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ease★/iːz; NAmEiːz/
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easeeaseseasedeasingnoun★[uncountable ]1★lack of difficulty 容易;轻易;不费劲◆He passed the exam with ease.他轻而易举地通过了考试。◆The ease with which she learns languages is astonishing.她学习语言之轻松令人惊讶。◆This computer is popular for its good design and ease of use.这种计算机因设计巧妙、简单易用而广受欢迎。◆All important points are numbered for ease ofreference (= so that you can find them easily).全部重点均编了号码以便查阅。2the state of feeling relaxed or comfortable without worries, problems or pain 舒适;安逸;自在;无忧无虑◆In his retirement, he lived a life of ease.他退休后过着悠闲舒适的生活。IDIOMS(stand) at ˈeaseused as a command to soldiers to tell them to stand with their feet apart and their hands behind their backs (对士兵的命令用语)稍息☞compare
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n. (5 )at (your) ˈeaserelaxed and confident and not nervous or embarrassed 舒适;自由自在;无拘无束◆I never feel completely at ease with him.我跟他在一起总感到不是很自在。put sb at (their) ˈeaseto make sb feel relaxed and confident, not nervous or embarrassed 使舒适;使自在;使不受拘束☞more at
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n.verb★1★[intransitive , transitive ]to become or to make sth less unpleasant, painful, severe, etc. (使)宽慰;减轻;缓解SYN
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◆The pain immediately eased.疼痛立刻减轻了。easesth ◆This should help ease the pain.这该有助于减轻痛楚。◆The plan should ease traffic congestion in the town.这项计划对城里的交通拥挤状况应该有所缓解。◆It would ease my mind(= make me less worried)to know that she was settled. 知道她已安顿下来会使我放心些。2[intransitive , transitive ]to move, or to move sb/sth, slowly and carefully (使)小心缓缓地移动+ adv./prep.◆He eased slowly forwards.他缓缓向前移动。easesb/sth + adv./prep. ◆She eased herself into a chair.她轻手轻脚地坐到椅子上。◆He eased off (= took off)his shoes. 他慢慢地脱下鞋子。3[transitive ]easesth to make sth easier 使…容易些◆Ramps have been built to ease access for the disabled.为方便残疾人的出入修建了坡道。4[transitive , intransitive ]ease(sth) to make sth or to become less tight and more relaxed (使)缓和,放松SYN
relax
◆Ease your grip on the wheel a little.握方向盘的手放松一点。5[intransitive , transitive ]ease(sth) to become or make sth lower in price or value 降低;(使)贬值SYN
reduce
◆Share prices eased back from yesterday's levels.股价从昨天的水平上回落了。PHRASAL VERBSˈease into sth | ˈease yourself/sb into sthto become or help sb to become familiar with sth new, especially a new job 熟悉,使熟悉(新事物,尤指新工作)ˌease ˈoff | ˌease ˈoff sthto become or make sth become less strong, unpleasant, etc. 减轻;放松◆We waited until the traffic had eased off.我们一直等到交通缓解。◆Ease off the training a few days before the race.比赛前几天要减轻训练强度。ˌease sb↔ˈout (of sth)to force sb to leave a job or position of authority, especially by making it difficult or unpleasant for them over a period of time (尤指故意为难)迫使某人离开(工作岗位等)ˌease ˈup1to reduce the speed at which you are travelling 放慢速度2to become less strong, unpleasant, etc. 减轻;缓和;放松ease/iːz; NAmEiːz/
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1with ease if you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do itSYN easily: They won with ease. The security codes could be broken with relative ease. I was impressed by the ease with which the information could be retrieved.2at ease feeling relaxed, especially in a situation in which people might feel a little nervousease with She felt completely at ease with Bernard.put/set somebody at (their) ease (=make someone feel relaxed) She had an ability to put people at their ease.3ill at ease not relaxed: You always look ill at ease in a suit.4ease of application/use etc written how easy something is to use etc, or the quality of being easy to use etc: It emphasizes the software’s convenience and ease of use.for ease of something The bowl is removable for ease of cleaning.5the ability to feel relaxed or behave in a natural relaxed way: He had a natural ease which made him very popular.6a life of ease a comfortable life, without problems or worries7(stand) at ease used to tell soldiers to stand in a relaxed way with their feet apartCOLLOCATIONSphraseswith great/considerable ease (=very easily)· The car handles these mountain roads with great ease.with apparent ease (=seeming easy, although this may not be the case)· I was amazed by the apparent ease with which she got through the security system.with comparative/relative ease (=seeming easy, especially considering how difficult something is)· Most modern laptops can store large amounts of data with comparative ease.with consummate ease formal (=in a way that shows great skill and so makes something difficult look very easy)· It was a beautiful goal, scored with consummate ease.
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1improve [intransitive, transitive] if something unpleasant eases, or if you ease it, it gradually improves or becomes lessease the pain/stress/tension He’ll give you something to ease the pain.ease the pressure/burden This should ease the burden on busy teachers. measures to ease congestion in the city Her breathing had eased.2make easier [transitive] to make a process happen more easilySYN smooth: The agreement will ease the way for other countries to join the EU.3move [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move yourself or something slowly and carefully into another place or position: She eased her shoes off.ease yourself into/through etc something He eased himself into a chair.ease your way past/through etc something He eased his way through the crowd. Jean eased back on the pillows and relaxed.4ease your grip to hold something less tightly5ease somebody’s mind to make someone feel less worried about something: It would ease my mind to know you had arrived safely.ease into phrasal verbif you ease yourself or someone else into a new job etc, you start doing it gradually or help them to start: After the baby, she eased herself back into work.ease off phrasal verb1if something, especially something that you do not like, eases off, it improves or gets lessSYN ease up: The rain had eased off a bit. Why don’t you wait until the traffic eases off a little?2ease off on somebody to stop being unpleasant to someone or asking so much from themease out phrasal verb1if a vehicle eases out, it slowly moves forward into the traffic2 ease somebody ↔ out to make someone leave a job, a position of authority etc, in a way that makes it seem as if they have chosen to leaveease up phrasal verb1to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ease up a little.2to start doing something lessease up on You should ease up on the whisky.3to improve or get lessSYN ease off: The snow was easing up.
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