单词 | easygoing |
释义 | easygoing (once / 9793 pages) adj If you're always carefree and relaxed, your friends might describe you as easygoing. Easygoing people probably get invited on camping trips more often than uptight, tense people do. If your school has an easygoing dress code policy, it's probably fine if you wear a clown costume or high-heeled, glittery shoes to school. If your Spanish teacher isn't quite so easygoing, though, he may ask you to remove your red nose and wig before class starts. This adjective, which sounds fairly modern, has been around since the 1640s. WORD FAMILYeasygoing: easygoingly, easygoingness USAGE EXAMPLESTheir popularity, and Neruda’s easygoing populism, are a rebuke to the arrogance of the ruling class and the Chilean state. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) One reason why New Zealand does not share North Atlantic countries' populist surges is his easygoing optimism and empathy. BBC(Dec 05, 2016) “She has this amazing quality of staying focused and being at the same time totally easygoing during takes, very laid back,” he says. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj relaxed and informal in attitude or standards an easygoing teacher who allowed extra time for assignments Syn undemanding requiring little if any patience or effort or skill 2adj not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship the easygoing life of a parttime consultant Syn cushy, soft easy posing no difficulty; requiring little effort 3adj not hurried or forced at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace Syn easy, leisurely unhurried relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste |
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