ease

comfort, console, ease, soothe, relieve

comfort, ease, leisure, relaxation, relief, rest

名词 ease:

1. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
   同义词：easiness, simplicity, simpleness
2. a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
   同义词：comfort
3. the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
   同义词：relief
4. freedom from constraint or embarrassment
   同义词：informality
5. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
   同义词：rest, repose, relaxation

动词 ease:

1. move gently or carefully
2. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
   同义词：comfort
3. make easier
   同义词：facilitate, alleviate
4. lessen the intensity of or calm
   同义词：still, allay, relieve

1. I should ease up on the cigarettes if I were you.
   我要是你，我就再少抽些烟了。
2. Ease down: there's a sharp bend ahead.
   慢一点儿，前面有个急转弯。
3. He eased himself along the ledge to reach the terrified boy.
   他小心翼翼地沿著突出的檐向那惊惶失措的男孩靠近。
4. He passed the test with ease.
   他轻而易举地考及格了。
5. It would ease my mind to know where he was.
   要知道他在哪儿我就放心了。
6. He is expected to win the game with ease.
   预计他在比赛中会轻易获胜。
7. My parents are retired and now live a life of ease.
   我的父母都退休了，现在过着安闲舒适的生活。
8. I don't feel at ease in the strange place.
   在这个陌生的地方，我觉得很不自在。

ease

n.（名词）
The condition of being comfortable or relieved.
舒适，轻松：安适或放松的状态

Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation:
不痛苦，不担心：没有痛苦、烦恼或愤怒：
例句：
Her mind was at ease knowing that the children were safe.
听说孩子们都很安全，她才放心

Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.See Synonyms at rest
不拘束，自在：没有感到不安、拘谨；自然参见 rest

Freedom from difficulty, hardship, or effort:
轻易，安逸：没有困难、艰辛或费力：
例句：
rose through the ranks with apparent ease.
非常轻易地升级

Readiness or dexterity in performance; facility:
灵巧，方便：轻松或灵巧的表演；简易之事：
例句：
She practiced until she could play the sonata with ease.
她不断练习奏鸣曲直到熟练为止

Freedom from financial difficulty; affluence:
宽裕：没有金钱上的困难；富裕：
例句：
a life of luxury and ease.
富裕轻松的生活

A state of rest, relaxation, or leisure:
休息、放松或休闲的状态：
例句：
He took his ease by the swimming pool.
他在游泳池边休息

v.（动词）
eased,eas.ing,eas.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To free from pain, worry, or agitation:
解除痛苦、忧愁或烦恼：
例句：
He eased his conscience by returning the stolen money.
还了偷来的钱，他的心理才得到了安宁

To lessen the discomfort or pain of:
减轻不适或痛楚：
例句：
She shifted position so as to ease her back.
她换了一下姿势以舒缓她的背

To alleviate; assuage:
减轻；和缓：
例句：
prescribed a drug to ease the pain.
拿药以减轻病痛

To give respite from:
延缓：从…获得缓解：
例句：
eased the burden on her staff by hiring temporary help.
雇临时职员以减轻她手下人员的负担

To slacken the strain, pressure, or tension of; loosen:
松弛：减少紧张、压力或强度；松开：
例句：
ease off a cable.
松开缆绳

To reduce the difficulty or trouble of:
减少困难或麻烦：
例句：
ease credit terms; eased the entrance requirements.
放宽贷款条件；降低入学标准

To move or maneuver slowly and carefully:
缓缓移动：缓慢并小心地移动或操纵：
例句：
eased the car into a narrow space; eased the director out of office.
将车缓慢驶入狭窄空间；小心地将董事送出办公室

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To lessen, as in discomfort, pressure, or stress:
缓解，减少：减轻不适、压力或强度：
例句：
pain that never eased.
从未减轻的疼痛

To move or proceed with little effort:
轻松前进：不费吹灰之力地移动或前进：
例句：
eased through life doing as little as possible.
过安逸轻松的生活

<习惯用语>at ease
In a relaxed position, especially standing silently at rest with the right foot stationary:
舒适：放松的姿势，尤指右脚不动安静地站着休息：
例句：
put the soldiers at ease while waiting for inspection.
等待检阅时让士兵们稍息

Used as a command for troops to assume a relaxed position.
稍息：用于让队伍呈放松姿势的口令
来源：
Middle English ese
中古英语 ese
from Old French aise
源自 古法语 aise
perhaps from Latin adiacôns [lying near] * see adjacent
可能源自 拉丁语 adiacôns [就近躺卧歇息] *参见 adjacent