英语词汇“ease”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

freedom from pain, discomfort, or anxiety

freedom from labour or difficulty

freedom from embarrassment or constraint; naturalness

freedom from poverty

rest or relaxation

facility or effortlessness

easing or being eased

at ease

free from pain or discomfort

(also at one's ease) free from restraint or formality; relaxed

He's quite at his ease in any kind of company

used esp as a military command: standing with the feet apart and the usu one or both hands behind the body

easeful adj

easefully adv

[Middle English ese from Old French aise convenience, comfort]

to make (pain, suffering, etc) less severe or intense

to free from something that causes pain or anxiety

to alleviate (pain, suffering, etc) or make it less severe or intense

to make (something) less difficult

to manoeuvre (something) gently or carefully in a specified way

They eased the heavy block into position

(often + off) to lessen the pressure or tension of (a rope, etc), esp by slackening, lifting, or shifting

(+ of) to free (somebody) from something that pains, worries, or burdens them

to put the helm of (a ship) towards the lee

verb intrans

(often + off/up) to decrease in activity, intensity, severity, etc

The rain is easing off at last

to manoeuvre oneself gently or carefully

She eased through a hole in the fence