单词 | breeze |
释义 | breeze 1. n. & v. --n   1. a gentle wind.   2. Meteorol. a wind of 4-31 m.p.h. and between force 2 and force 6 on the Beaufort scale.   3. a wind blowing from land at night or sea during the day.   4. esp. Brit. colloq. a quarrel or display of temper.   5. esp. US colloq. an easy task. --vintr. (foll. by in, out, along, etc.) colloq. come or go in a casual or lighthearted manner. Etymology: prob. f. OSp. & Port. briza NE wind 2. n. small cinders. Phrases and idioms breeze-block any lightweight building block, esp. one made from breeze mixed with sand and cement. Etymology: F braise live coals 3. n. a gadfly or cleg. Etymology: OE briosa, of unkn. orig. |
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