英汉词典

ease 基本解释

• vt. 减轻，缓和；使安心
• n. 轻松，舒适；安逸，悠闲
• vi. 减轻，缓和；放松；灵活地移动

ease 词态变化

ease 中文词源

词源不详。

ease 英文词源

ease (n.)

c. 1200, "physical comfort, undisturbed state of the body; tranquility, peace of mind," from Old French aise "comfort, pleasure, well-being; opportunity," which is of unknown origin, despite attempts to link it to various Latin verbs; perhaps Celtic. According to OED, the earliest senses in French appear to be 1. "elbow-room" (from an 11th century Hebrew-French glossary) and 2. "opportunity." This led Sophus Bugge to suggest an origin in Vulgar Latin asa, a shortened form of Latin ansa "handle," which could be used in the figurative sense of "opportunity, occasion," as well as being a possible synonym for "elbow," because Latin ansatus "furnished with handles" also was used to mean "having the arms akimbo." OED editors add, "This is not very satisfactory, but it does not appear that any equally plausible alternative has yet been proposed."

At ease "at rest, at peace, in comfort" is from late 14c.; as a military order (1802) the word denotes "freedom from stiffness or formality."

ease (v.)

c. 1300, "to help, assist," from Old French aiser, from aise (see ease (n.)). Meaning "to give ease, mitigate, alleviate, relieve from pain or care" is from mid-14c. Meaning "render less difficult" is from 1630s; the sense of "to relax one's efforts" is from 1863 (with up by 1907, earlier with a more specific sense in sailing). Farmer reports ease in a slang sense of "to content a woman" sexually, with an 1861 date. Related: Eased; easing.

ease 词组搭配

ease 英文释义

1. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort;

"he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"

"they put it into containers for ease of transportation"

2. a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state;

"a life of luxury and ease"

"he had all the material comforts of this world"

3. the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress);

"he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"

"getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"

4. freedom from constraint or embarrassment;

"I am never at ease with strangers"

5. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility);

"took his repose by the swimming pool"

ease 同义词解析

comfort, ease, leisure, relaxation, relief, rest

这些名词均含"舒适，安逸，悠闲"之意。

comfort： 通常指在摆脱烦人、痛苦的事情，或在要求、愿望得到满足后所感到的舒适。

ease： 指因没有担心和忧虑而轻松。

leisure： 专指闲暇时间或悠闲状态。

relaxation： 强调消除肌肉疲劳或思想的紧张状态，使身心松弛，得到休息。

relief： 侧重有消除痛苦、不适或困难的负担，常暗含不利因素已不存在的意味。

rest与work相对，强调水分除身心痛劳，不着重休息方式。

comfort, console, ease, soothe, relieve

这些动词均含有"给人以帮助以减轻痛苦或悲伤"之意。

comfort： 普通用词，指用语言或行动对痛苦者给予鼓励、勇气和力量，从而减轻其痛苦或悲伤，得到安慰。

console： 较正式用词，侧重缓和或减轻别人的痛苦或悲伤。

ease： 正式用词，指减轻身心的痛苦、不安和忧虑。

soothe： 着重以安慰减轻悲痛、愤怒或激动，使人理智地平静下来。也可指药物等减轻病痛。

relieve： 指解除或缓解某人的病痛、担心或忧虑等，常用被动态。

ease 双语例句

1. They agreed to work co-operatively to ease tensions wherever possible.

他们同意互相配合尽一切努力缓解紧张局势。

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2. Breathe out and ease your knees in toward your chest.

呼气，膝部放松向胸部靠拢。

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3. They sprawl at ease across the sofa, arms draped over the back.

他们惬意地躺在沙发上，胳膊搭在后面。

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4. He gently opened the throttle, and the ship began to ease forward.

他轻轻松开油门杆，轮船开始缓缓前行。

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5. He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease.

他刚过午夜就睡着了，睡得还算安稳。

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ease 实用场景例句

We waited until the traffic had eased off.

我们一直等到交通缓解。

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Share prices eased back from yesterday's levels.

股价从昨天的水平上回落了。

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Ease your grip on the wheel a little.

握方向盘的手放松一点。

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Ramps have been built to ease access for the disabled.

为方便残疾人的出入修建了坡道。

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He eased off his shoes.

他小心翼翼地脱下鞋子。

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She eased herself into a chair.

她轻手轻脚地坐到椅子上。

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The pain immediately eased.

疼痛立刻减轻了。

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He eased slowly forwards.

他缓缓向前移动。

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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。

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This should help ease the pain.

这该有助于减轻痛苦。

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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。

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He passed the exam with ease .

他轻而易举地通过了考试。

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The ease with which she learns languages is astonishing.

她学习语言之轻松令人惊讶。

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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。

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All important points are numbered for ease of reference (= so that you can find them easily) .

全部重点均编了号码以便查阅。

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In his retirement, he lived a life of ease.

他退休后过着悠闲舒适的生活。

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I never feel completely at ease with him.

我跟他在一起总感到不是很自在。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the ease with which young people could find work.

年轻人找工作的轻松

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

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...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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She lived a life of ease.

她过着安逸的生活。

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Tensions had eased...

紧张关系有所缓和。

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The heavily falling snow had eased...

漫天大雪变小了。

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I eased my way towards the door...

我小心翼翼地向门口挪去。

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She eased back into the chair and nodded...

她轻手轻脚地坐回到椅子上，点了点头。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

At ease, Sergeant. This is completely informal.

稍息，中士。这完全是很随意的。

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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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