easy

adjective

/ˈiːzi/

(comparative easier, superlative easiest)

Idioms

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not difficult; done or obtained without a lot of effort or problems
- an easy way to make bread
- Reaching the summit is no easy task.
- an easy win/victory
- It's much easier if you speak the language.
- easy to do something It's easy to forget how we lived before the internet.
- The tool is quick and easy to use.
- Their house isn't the easiest place to get to.
- There are no easy answers in cases like this.
- Several schools are within easy reach (= not far away).
- easy for somebody (to do something) It's easy for you to criticize.
- He didn't make it easy for me to leave.
- It can't be easy for her, on her own with the children.
opposite hard
Extra Examples
- Doing all that while injured isn't exactly easy.
- The homepage provides easy access to commonly used links.
- The easiest solution would be to create a new storage area.
- The plant is relatively easy to identify.
- We all know the system needs fixing, but it's not that easy.
- I found the book easy to read.
- I found the exam quite easy.
- It is easy enough to see how it happened.
- It is the easiest thing in the world to blame your parents.
- vegetables that are easy to grow
- It looks deceptively easy to hit the ball into the hole.
- It was all too easy to forget why we had been sent there.
- Playing tennis is not as easy as it looks.
- The written test was ridiculously easy.
- These changes should make your job easier.
- Writing is not easy for her.
- a book designed for quick and easy reference
- It's easy for you to tell me to keep calm, but you're not in my position.
- Their success at the game did not make for an easy relationship off court.
- There are no easy answers to a problem like this.
- This encyclopedia is designed for quick and easy reference.
- It's easy for you to tell me to keep calm, but you're not in my position.
- It would be the easiest thing in the world to fall in love with him.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
phrases
- all too easy
- as easy as 1, 2, 3
- as easy as ABC
- …
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comfortable, relaxed and not worried
- He has not had an easy life.
- I don't feel easy about letting the kids go out alone.
- Things are getting easier for us.
opposite uneasy
Extra Examples
- He was promised a nice easy retirement.
- I've had a very easy day at work.
- I'll agree to anything for an easy life.
- She's a sociable kid who seems equally easy with children and adults.
- a sophisticated audience that feels easy with ambiguity
- He's perfectly easy about his lack of ambition.
- I felt a bit easier after that.
- Racism is never a comfortable or easy topic to raise in multicultural classrooms.
[only before noun] open to attack; not able to defend yourself
- She's an easy target for their criticisms.
- The baby fish are easy prey for birds.
[only before noun] pleasant and friendly synonym easy-going
- He had an easy manner.
- His easy charm soon won her over.
opposite awkwardTopics Personal qualitiesc1
[not usually before noun] (informal, disapproving) (of women) willing to have sex with many different people

easy

adverb

/ˈiːzi/

(easier, easiest)

Idioms

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used to tell somebody to be careful when doing something
- Easy with that chair—one of its legs is loose.
- Easy, girl—you'll knock me over!
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘comfortable, tranquil’): from Old French aisie, past participle of aisier ‘put at ease, facilitate’, from the phrase a aise ‘at ease’.

Idioms

be easier said than done

(saying) to be much more difficult to do than to talk about
- ‘Why don't you get yourself a job?’ ‘That's easier said than done.’

breathe/rest/sleep easy

to relax and stop worrying
- You can rest easy—I'm not going to tell anyone.
- I can sleep easy knowing that she's safely home.

easy come, easy go

(saying) used to mean that somebody does not care very much about money or possessions especially if they spend it or lose something

easy does it

(informal) used to tell somebody to do something, or move something, slowly and carefully

go easy on somebody

(informal) used to tell somebody to treat a person in a gentle way and not to be too angry or severe
- Go easy on her—she's having a really hard time at the moment.

go easy on/with something

(informal) used to tell somebody not to use too much of something
- Go easy on the sugar.

not come easy (to somebody)

to be difficult for somebody to do
- Talking about my problems doesn't come easy to me.
- Change has not come easy.

stand easy

used as a command to soldiers who are already standing at ease to tell them that they can stand in an even more relaxed way

take it easy

(informal) used to tell somebody not to be worried or angry
- Take it easy! Don't panic.

take it/things easy

to relax and avoid working too hard or doing too much
- The doctor told me to take it easy for a few weeks.
- I like to take things easy when I’m on holiday.

单词	easy
释义	easy adjective /ˈiːzi/ /ˈiːzi/ (comparative easier, superlative easiest) Idioms jump to other results not difficult; done or obtained without a lot of effort or problems an easy way to make bread Reaching the summit is no easy task. an easy win/victory It's much easier if you speak the language. easy to do something It's easy to forget how we lived before the internet. The tool is quick and easy to use. Their house isn't the easiest place to get to. There are no easy answers in cases like this. Several schools are within easy reach (= not far away). easy for somebody (to do something) It's easy for you to criticize. He didn't make it easy for me to leave. It can't be easy for her, on her own with the children. opposite hard Extra Examples Doing all that while injured isn't exactly easy. The homepage provides easy access to commonly used links. The easiest solution would be to create a new storage area. The plant is relatively easy to identify. We all know the system needs fixing, but it's not that easy. I found the book easy to read. I found the exam quite easy. It is easy enough to see how it happened. It is the easiest thing in the world to blame your parents. vegetables that are easy to grow It looks deceptively easy to hit the ball into the hole. It was all too easy to forget why we had been sent there. Playing tennis is not as easy as it looks. The written test was ridiculously easy. These changes should make your job easier. Writing is not easy for her. a book designed for quick and easy reference It's easy for you to tell me to keep calm, but you're not in my position. Their success at the game did not make for an easy relationship off court. There are no easy answers to a problem like this. This encyclopedia is designed for quick and easy reference. It's easy for you to tell me to keep calm, but you're not in my position. It would be the easiest thing in the world to fall in love with him. Topics Working lifea1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition for phrases all too easy as easy as 1, 2, 3 as easy as ABC … See full entry comfortable, relaxed and not worried He has not had an easy life. I don't feel easy about letting the kids go out alone. Things are getting easier for us. opposite uneasy Extra Examples He was promised a nice easy retirement. I've had a very easy day at work. I'll agree to anything for an easy life. She's a sociable kid who seems equally easy with children and adults. a sophisticated audience that feels easy with ambiguity He's perfectly easy about his lack of ambition. I felt a bit easier after that. Racism is never a comfortable or easy topic to raise in multicultural classrooms. [only before noun] open to attack; not able to defend yourself She's an easy target for their criticisms. The baby fish are easy prey for birds. [only before noun] pleasant and friendly synonym easy-going He had an easy manner. His easy charm soon won her over. opposite awkwardTopics Personal qualitiesc1 [not usually before noun] (informal, disapproving) (of women) willing to have sex with many different people see also easily Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘comfortable, tranquil’): from Old French aisie, past participle of aisier ‘put at ease, facilitate’, from the phrase a aise ‘at ease’. Idioms as easy as anything/as pie/as ABC/as falling off a log (informal) very easy or very easily The whole procedure is as easy as ABC. Fooling him was as easy as falling off a log. an easy/a soft touch (informal) a person that you can easily persuade to do something, especially to give you money Unfortunately, my father is no easy touch. easy meat a person who seems easy to defeat or cheat Rogue traders saw elderly people as easy meat for overcharging. easy money (informal) money that you get without having to work very hard for it easy on the ear/eye (informal) pleasant to listen to or look at The room was painted in soft pastels that were easy on the eye. an/a/the easy/soft option (often disapproving) a choice that is thought to be easier because it involves less effort, difficulty, etc. They are anxious that the new course should not be seen as an easy option. He decided to take the easy option and give them what they wanted. Topics Preferences and decisionsc2 free and easy informal; relaxed Life was never going to be so free and easy again. have an easy ride \| give somebody an easy ride (informal) to not experience difficulties when you are doing something; to make things easy for somebody He was not given an altogether easy ride at the interview. have an easy time (of it) to have no difficulties or problems He’s had an easy time of it since he married Lucy. I’m easy (informal) used to say that you do not have a strong opinion when somebody has offered you a choice ‘Do you want to watch this or the news?’ ‘Oh, I'm easy. It's up to you.’ Topics Preferences and decisionsc2, Opinion and argumentc2 of easy virtue (old-fashioned) (of a woman) willing to have sex with anyone a woman of easy virtue on easy street (old-fashioned, informal) enjoying a comfortable way of life with plenty of money take the easy way out to end a difficult situation by choosing the simplest solution even if it is not the best one He took the easy way out and didn’t go to the meeting. She took the easy way out and paid someone to write the article for her. within (easy) reach (of something) close to something The house is within easy reach of schools and sports facilities. Verona and Padua are both within easy reach for day trips. a holiday town within reach of Marseilles easy adverb /ˈiːzi/ /ˈiːzi/ (easier, easiest) Idioms jump to other results used to tell somebody to be careful when doing something Easy with that chair—one of its legs is loose. Easy, girl—you'll knock me over! Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘comfortable, tranquil’): from Old French aisie, past participle of aisier ‘put at ease, facilitate’, from the phrase a aise ‘at ease’. Idioms be easier said than done (saying) to be much more difficult to do than to talk about ‘Why don't you get yourself a job?’ ‘That's easier said than done.’ breathe/rest/sleep easy to relax and stop worrying You can rest easy—I'm not going to tell anyone. I can sleep easy knowing that she's safely home. easy come, easy go (saying) used to mean that somebody does not care very much about money or possessions especially if they spend it or lose something easy does it (informal) used to tell somebody to do something, or move something, slowly and carefully go easy on somebody (informal) used to tell somebody to treat a person in a gentle way and not to be too angry or severe Go easy on her—she's having a really hard time at the moment. go easy on/with something (informal) used to tell somebody not to use too much of something Go easy on the sugar. not come easy (to somebody) to be difficult for somebody to do Talking about my problems doesn't come easy to me. Change has not come easy. stand easy used as a command to soldiers who are already standing at ease to tell them that they can stand in an even more relaxed way take it easy (informal) used to tell somebody not to be worried or angry Take it easy! Don't panic. take it/things easy to relax and avoid working too hard or doing too much The doctor told me to take it easy for a few weeks. I like to take things easy when I’m on holiday.
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