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单词 to ease all
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to ease all
b. To relax or cease one's efforts, spec. in rowing; also with up; to ease all, to stop rowing (cf. easy v.).
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > become less violent or severe [verb (intransitive)] > relax one's efforts
slakec1000
slakea1225
flakec1500
slack1560
slacken1641
relax1652
to slack one's hand(s)1688
to drop off1827
ease1863
slack1864
to ease off1925
society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [verb (intransitive)] > row > slacken speed or stop
to lay on the oars1830
easy1852
ease1863
unrow1898
1863 Rowing & Sailing 55 This spurt should be continued till the boat begins to rock, when it is better to ‘ease all’ than to attempt altering the stroke into a milder one.
1875 ‘M. Twain’ in Atlantic Monthly May 568/1 When the measurements indicate that the yawl is approaching the shoalest part of the reef, the command is given to ‘ease all!’
1882 Daily Tel. 2 Mar. (Cassell) They also row right through to Iffley without easing.
1883 ‘M. Twain’ Life on Mississippi iii. 44 I eased up and went slow and cautious.
1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat v. 73 On catching sight of Harris and me.., he eased up and stared.
1915 ‘B. Cable’ Between Lines 25 ‘Can't you keep on belting 'em for a bit?’ asked the Platoon officer. ‘Might make 'em ease up on us.’
1945 E. Waugh Brideshead Revisited ii. iv. 262 She's playing up the religious stuff at the moment for all it's worth. I daresay she'll ease up a bit when she's settled.
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