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ease E0010300 (ēz)n.1. The condition of being comfortable or relieved.2. a. Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation: Her mind was at ease knowing that the children were safe.b. Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.3. a. Freedom from difficulty, hardship, or effort: rose through the ranks with apparent ease.b. Readiness or dexterity in performance; facility: a pianist who played the sonata with ease.4. Freedom from financial difficulty; affluence: a life of luxury and ease.5. A state of rest, relaxation, or leisure: He took his ease by the pond.v. eased, eas·ing, eas·es v.tr.1. To free from pain, worry, or agitation: eased his conscience by returning the stolen money.2. a. To lessen the discomfort or pain of: shifted position to ease her back.b. To alleviate; assuage: prescribed a drug to ease the pain.3. To give respite from: eased the staff's burden by hiring more people.4. To slacken the strain, pressure, or tension of; loosen: ease off a cable.5. To reduce the difficulty or trouble of: eased the entrance requirements.6. To move or maneuver slowly and carefully: eased the car into a narrow space; eased the director out of office.v.intr.1. To lessen, as in discomfort, pressure, or stress: pain that never eased.2. To move or proceed with little effort: eased through life doing as little as possible.Idiom: at ease1. In a relaxed position, especially standing silently at rest with the right foot stationary: put the soldiers at ease while waiting for inspection.2. Used as a command for troops to assume a relaxed position.
[Middle English ese, from Old French aise, elbowroom, physical comfort, from Vulgar Latin *adiacēs, adiac-*adiac-, alteration of Latin adiacēns, adiacent-, present participle of adiacēre, to lie near; see adjacent.]Translationsease (iːz) noun1. freedom from pain or from worry or hard work. a lifetime of ease. 舒適 舒适2. freedom from difficulty. He passed his exam with ease. 輕易 轻易，不费劲 3. naturalness. ease of manner. 泰然自若 自由自在，从容，泰然自若 verb1. to free from pain, trouble or anxiety. A hot bath eased his tired limbs. 減輕(痛苦等) 减轻（痛苦等） 2. (often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc. The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town. 減輕，放鬆，減緩，放慢 减轻，放松 3. to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position. They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase. 小心輕移 小心地移置ˈeasily adverb1. without difficulty. She won the race easily. 輕易地 轻松地2. by far. This is easily the best book I've read this year. 毫無疑問地 毫无疑问地3. very probably. It may easily rain tomorrow. 很可能 很可能ˈeasiness noun 容易，舒適 容易，温和 ˈeasy adjective1. not difficult. This is an easy job (to do). 容易的 容易的2. free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc. He had an easy day at the office. 舒適的 舒适的3. friendly. an easy manner/smile. 友善的 温和的4. relaxed; leisurely. The farmer walked with an easy stride. 輕鬆的 轻松的 interjection a command to go or act gently. Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast. 當心 当心easy chair a chair that is soft and comfortable, eg an armchair. 安樂椅 安乐椅ˌeasy-ˈgoing adjective not inclined to worry. 隨和的 安闲的at ease free from anxiety or embarrassment. He is completely at ease among strangers. 自在 安逸，自由自在 easier said than done more difficult than it at first seems. Getting seats for the theatre is easier said than done. 說比做容易 说来容易做起来难go easy on to be careful with. Go easy on the wine – there won't be enough for the rest of the guests. 寬容對待(某人)，有節制地使用(某物) 小心对待，节约使用 stand at ease (eg soldiers) to stand with legs apart and hands clasped behind the back. 稍息 稍息take it easy not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort. The doctor told him to take it easy. 慢慢來，放輕鬆，別緊張 松懈，不生气，不紧张 take one's ease to make oneself comfortable; to relax. There he was – taking his ease in his father's chair! 休息，放鬆 休息，放松 at ease
at (one's) easeIn a relaxed, comfortable, unencumbered, unembarrassed, and/or unanxious position, manner, or situation. I want you to be at your ease here, so please ask for anything that will make your stay more enjoyable. I'm not under too much pressure; they told me to submit the report at my ease.See also: easeat ease1. Calm and comfortable with a particular task or in a certain environment. She seems much more at ease now that she's been doing her new job for a month. Kids are usually at ease once they become accustomed to the routine of kindergarten.2. In relaxed posture, as of soldiers in the military. At ease, gentlemen!See also: easeat easewithout worry or anxiety. The performer is at ease on the stage. After she had met a few people, Mary felt at ease with the group.See also: easeat ease1. Also, at one's ease. Comfortable, relaxed, unembarrassed, as in I always feel at ease in my grandmother's house. The related idiom put at ease means "make comfortable, reassure," as in I was worried that the letter would not arrive in time, but the postmaster put me at ease . [1300s] For the antonym, see ill at ease. 2. In a relaxed position in military ranks. The phrase is often used as a command for troops standing at attention to relax, as in At ease, squadron. The command stand at ease is slightly different. A British military dictionary of 1802 described it as standing with the right foot drawn back about six inches and one's weight put on it. An American version is to stand with one's feet slightly apart and the hands clasped behind one's back. See also: ease(stand) at ˈease (in the military) used as a command to soldiers to tell them to stand with their feet apart and their hands behind their backsSee also: easeat (your) ˈease relaxed and confident and not nervous or embarrassed: I never feel completely at ease with him. OPPOSITE: ill at easeSee also: ease at ease1. In a relaxed position, especially standing silently at rest with the right foot stationary: put the soldiers at ease while waiting for inspection.2. Used as a command for troops to assume a relaxed position.See also: easeEncyclopediaSeeease |