| 单词 | breeze |
| 释义 | breeze (briːz ) Word forms: breezes , breezing , breezed 1. countable noun B1+ A breeze is a gentle wind. ...a cool summer breeze. Synonyms: light wind, air, whiff, draught 2. verb If you breeze into a place or a position, you enter it in a very casual or relaxed manner. Lopez breezed into the quarter-finals of the tournament. [VERB preposition/adverb] 'Are you all right?' Francine asked as she breezed in with the mail. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: sweep, move briskly, pass, trip 3. verb If you breeze through something such as a game or test, you cope with it easily. John seems to breeze effortlessly through his many commitments at work. [VERB + through] Synonyms: take something in your stride, have no trouble, make no bones about 4. singular noun [a NOUN] If you say that something is a breeze, you mean that it is very easy to do or to achieve. [informal] And after being manager for 20 people, handling my own tiny staff of three is a breeze! Making the pastry is a breeze if you have a food processor. Synonyms: child's play, piece of cake, pushover [informal], doddle [British, informal] Idioms: shoot the breeze to talk with other people in an informal and friendly way Goldie does what she likes doing best: shooting the breeze about life, love, and her bad reputation. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: catch a breeze Many of the houses have back doors with steps to the water and wooden shutters that are left open to catch the breeze. Times, Sunday Times For the next hour, the group becomes engrossed, throwing them in the air, trying to catch a breeze, seeing whose feather can fly highest and travel furthest. Times, Sunday Times At the same time the sailors were cutting the cables and sails were loosed to catch the breeze. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The kapok tree has cottony threads to catch the breeze. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These riverside houses have verandas and wide opening to frame the river views as well as catch the breeze. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She shivered slightly as a cool breeze stirred beneath her cloak and he hugged her close against his side to share his warmth. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE It's the sweet, spicy smell in the air, the welcoming smile from everyone you meet and the cooling breeze that flows along the beaches. The Sun There are sandy beaches and a cooling breeze. Times, Sunday Times The seats, for example, can provide warmth or a gentle cooling breeze. Times, Sunday Times It's a jolting but exhilarating ride, and downhill speed soon becomes a friend, partly thanks to the adrenalin rush but more so because of the cooling breeze that it creates. Times, Sunday Times There was an almost constant cooling breeze coming in off the aqua blue sea (hence the windsurfing school), which provided a welcome relief from the intense sunshine. The Sun Cool in an easterly breeze. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Cool and cloudy with an easterly breeze. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The easterly breeze had dropped suddenly and the wind was now driving them from the west. The Crossing-Place (1993) Winding his way back to the town center, he passes a cemetery where centuries-old tombstones lean into the evening breeze. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Three retired government officers are also enjoying the evening breeze. Times, Sunday Times Flames flickered in the evening breeze as we held each other and wept. Times, Sunday Times The cooler evening breeze has arrived as we pack up to leave. Times, Sunday Times Windows were strategically placed to provide cross ventilation and to capture cool evening breeze. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It’s thick with kunai grass, waist high, swaying in a faint breeze. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A faint breeze lofting the sounds a bit from time to time. Times, Sunday Times Two men had tried to climb into a first-floor flat, they said, after the owner threw open his windows in an effort to feel the faint breeze. Times, Sunday Times It's great to escape out of the heat, just to sit and feel the breeze and hear the sounds of the city below. Times, Sunday Times Feel the breeze; appreciate the daffodils. Times, Sunday Times He would never see them, never feel the breeze, the warmth of the sun on his skin. Times, Sunday Times Next week the six volunteers will step out of the hatch, without space suits, to feel the breeze on their faces and the accompanying shock of a throng of journalists. Times, Sunday Times He spent time walking the property, feeling the breezes, observing the sun. Globe and Mail But what was causing the gut-churning stink that drifted our way on the gentle morning breeze? The Sun Many people are still awake when dawn breaks and the fresh morning breeze blows from the mountain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pollen levels are often highest early in the morning, when the pollen wafts on morning breezes. Times, Sunday Times The benign morning breezes are spot-on for teaching and practice, and the island's striking west-coast beaches - off limits to landlubbers - make perfect anchorages for a secluded swim. Times, Sunday Times Nanoscale salt particles are inhaled when we walk on the beach and sniff the ocean breeze. Times, Sunday Times The ocean breeze on one side furnishes a kite-surf school, with a lifeguard station to watch swimmers in summer. Times, Sunday Times The name comes from the ocean breeze that affects the beach and the neighborhood. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since forming, generations of players enjoyed the ocean breeze and boardwalk view while playing on the croquet malls. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Summers have short spells of very hot weather, but cool ocean breeze brings relief, especially during evenings and nights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An onshore breeze has already started eroding the sand underneath the concrete. Times, Sunday Times With the high to the east, there will continue to be an onshore breeze along eastern coasts, holding temperatures down and bringing misty low cloud at times. Times, Sunday Times Coasts were cooler with onshore breezes, especially eastern coasts, and these were often plagued by misty low cloud. Times, Sunday Times It will feel mild for most, though onshore breezes will make eastern coasts a touch cooler. Times, Sunday Times Because the city lies along the ocean, onshore breezes moderate temperatures resulting in warmer winters and cooler summers compared with places farther inland. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sun was warm but a light and pleasant breeze was blowing. Times, Sunday Times The yurts are built on wooden platforms and have ventilation holes to allow a pleasant breeze. Times, Sunday Times No one was about and a pleasant breeze rustled the nearby trees. Times, Sunday Times Heat, pleasant breezes, intense sunlight and fresh flowers may play a critical role in encouraging us to be better versions of ourselves. Times, Sunday Times The sun's shining, there's a slight breeze.....a perfect day for bowling! Times, Sunday Times Tomorrow will be very similar, but less muggy with a slight breeze. Times, Sunday Times See how his glorious if slightly impractical robes flap in the very slight breeze! Times, Sunday Times This will help tyres to grip, but it takes only a slight breeze for sand to be blown on the track, so qualifying will be about getting the timing right. Times, Sunday Times The door opened and there was a slight breeze and this sort of jungly smell. Times, Sunday Times The only thing sunny was above us, in the sky, on this lovely spring day that was troubled only by a soft breeze. Times, Sunday Times We searched the swaying meadow grass for a person but there was no sign, just a soft breeze sighing over the meadowsweet, yellow rattle and wild carrot. Times, Sunday Times Due to the soft breeze that comes with the dry season the climate becomes more agreeable, especially at night. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This awkward situation lasted for hours; then, again, a soft breeze began to blow from the northeast. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the day, soft breezes cool the open-sided pavilion; at dusk, creamcoloured nets roll down, backlit by glowing lanterns. Times, Sunday Times The romance of the spring breeze and autumn moon all ends here. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Surely not the spring breeze, the open road or the sun? The Times Literary Supplement Outside the cathedral's austere 16th-century walls the sun shone and palms waved in the spring breeze. Times, Sunday Times Laundry dances in the spring breeze on the balconies and roofs that flank the ground on two sides. Times, Sunday Times It's more confection than confessional, but it's a kind-natured one; the audio equivalent of a spring breeze that wafts in at a perfect time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All we need now is a stiff breeze and the whole lot could come tumbling down. The Sun (2015) This outfit would be the underdog to a stiff breeze. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A stiff breeze and choppy sea change my plan. Times, Sunday Times (2016) On its long wings now replete with shiny new flight feathers it was having some difficulty steering a course in the stiff breeze. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Let him feel the thrill of a summer breeze on his face as he races along. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The flimsy walls wobble in the faint summer breeze. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Moonlight poured through the unshuttered windows, and the damp summer breeze ruffled his hair. A TIME OF WAR But she opened both front windows and let the warm breeze blow through her hair. UNTO THE GRAVE Our heightened sensitivity to cold makes a chilly draught invariably feel more uncomfortable than a warm breeze. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They sat in the dark: the saltpetre crackled in their cigarettes, the warm breeze from the sea brushed their foreheads. COUP D'ETAT Translations: Chinese: 微风, 轻而易举 Japanese: そよ風, 楽々とこなす |
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