| 释义 |
ease up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | ease up - move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"give way, move over, yield, giveabandon, give up - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | | 2. | ease up - become less intenseease off, slacken off, flagdecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | | 3. | ease up - reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"ease off, let upalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
Translationsease up
ease up (on someone or something)To reduce the pressure or urgency placed on a person, thing, action, or situation. Ease up on the brakes there, we don't want to come to a stop that fast. Would you ease up already? I know I messed up the account, and I don't need you berating me for it further. Ease up on Samantha, she's under a lot of pressure at home.See also: ease, someone, upease up(on someone or something ) Go to ease off (on someone or something).See also: ease, upEncyclopediaSeeeaseease up
Synonyms for ease upverb move in order to make room for someone for somethingSynonyms- give way
- move over
- yield
- give
Related Wordsverb become less intenseSynonymsRelated Words- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- fall
verb reduce pressure or intensitySynonymsRelated Words |