| 单词 | breeze |
| 释义 | breeze breeze1 —breezeless, adj. —breezelike, adj. /breez/, n. , v. , breezed, breezing. n. 1. a wind or current of air, esp. a light or moderate one. 2. a wind of 4-31 mph (2-14 m/sec). 3. Informal. an easy task; something done or carried on without difficulty: Finding people to join in the adventure was a breeze. 4. Chiefly Brit. Informal. a disturbance or quarrel. 5. shoot or bat the breeze, Slang. a. to converse aimlessly; chat. b. to talk nonsense or exaggerate the truth: He likes to shoot the breeze, so don't take everything he says seriously. v.i. 6. (of the wind) to blow a breeze (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It breezed from the west all day. 7. to move in a self-confident or jaunty manner: She breezed up to the police officer and asked for directions. 8. Informal. to proceed quickly and easily; move rapidly without intense effort (often fol. by along, into, or through): He breezed through the task. The car breezed along the highway. v.t. 9. to cause to move in an easy or effortless manner, esp. at less than full speed: The boy breezed the horse around the track. 10. breeze in, Slang. a. to win effortlessly: He breezed in with an election plurality of 200,000. b. Also, breeze into or out. to move or act with a casual or careless attitude: He breezed out without paying attention to anyone. 11. breeze up, Atlantic States. to become windy. [1555-65; earlier brize, brise north or northeast wind; cf. D bries, East Fris brîse, F brize, Sp, Pg, Catalan brisa, It brezza; orig. and path of transmission disputed] Syn. 1. See wind1. breeze2 /breez/, n. 1. cinders, ash, or dust from coal, coke, or charcoal. 2. concrete, brick, or cinder block in which such materials form a component. [1720-30; var. of dial. brays < F braise live coals, cinders; see BRAZE2] |
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