单词 | breeze |
释义 | breeze (once / 186 pages) 1nv 2nv A breeze is a light, cool wind. One of the nicest things about being at the beach on a hot summer day is feeling the gentle breeze off the water. The air that blows your hair around and rustles the leaves is one kind of breeze. Another is the task that's easily completed or the job that is practically effortless: "Your dog is so good, walking him is a breeze!" You can also breeze through something that's simple and fast, like when you breeze through a math test, finishing long before your classmates. WORD FAMILYbreeze: breezed, breezes, breezing, breezy+/breezy: breezier, breeziest, breezily, breeziness USAGE EXAMPLESLater, running across the stage, she was a spring breeze. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) It was hardly a breeze for the Steelers on Sunday, as Ben Roethlisberger was picked off twice in the third quarter, deep in Pittsburgh territory. Los Angeles Times(Dec 25, 2016) The architecture of the city acts as a giant cooling system that funnels Atlantic breezes through shaded streets in a triumph of civil engineering. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) 1 1n a slight wind (usually refreshing) the breeze was cooled by the lake Syn|Hypo|Hyper air, gentle wind, zephyr sea breeze a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime) breatha slight movement of the air light airwind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale light breezewind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale gentle breezewind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale moderate breezewind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale fresh breezewind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale strong breezewind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale air current, current of air, wind air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure 2v blow gently and lightly 2It breezes most evenings at the shore Hyper blow be blowing or storming 1n any undertaking that is easy to do Syn|Hypo|Hyper child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover doddle an easy task labor, project, task, undertaking any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted 2v proceed quickly and easily Hyper go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically |
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