ease

noun · verbA1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

eases

1.
(uncountable, usually)Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.
He played the ukelele with ease.
The ease of lifting the weight, despite lack of skill, came from her pure strength.
Her young boy lifted a weight with ease too, as that one wasn't too heavy
The ease with which she passed all the exams surprised her.
Đồng nghĩa: easiness, facility
2.
Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, particularly:
3.
Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly:
4.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)A convenience; a luxury.
Đồng nghĩa: amenity
5.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)A relief; an easement.
Đồng nghĩa: alleviation, mitigation

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

eases

V_ing/Gerund

easing

V_ed/pp

eased

1.
(transitive)To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
He eased his conscience by confessing.
2.
(transitive)To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
3.
(transitive)To give respite to (someone).
The provision of extra staff eased their workload.
4.
(transitive)(nautical, transitive) To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
We eased the boom vang, then lowered the sail.
5.
(transitive)To reduce the difficulty of (something).
We had to ease the entry requirements.
6.
(transitive)To move (something) slowly and carefully.
He eased the cork from the bottle.
7.
(intransitive)To lessen in intensity.
The pain eased overnight.
8.
(intransitive)To proceed with little effort.
The car eased onto the motorway.
9.
To reduce speed.
10.
(archaic, slang, transitive)To take something from (a person), especially by robbery.

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Đồng nghĩa

easinessfacilityamenityalleviation mitigation comfort peaceindolencyinexertionpeace of mindfree timeleisure relaxation rest fortune plenty aplomb composure poise sangfroid

Trái nghĩa

difficulty maneuver

Cùng gốc / liên quan

at easeat one's easechapel of easechurch of easecloset of easecourt of easedis-easedo easedo one's easeease-and-comfortease-bredeasefuleaselessease-lovingeasenease natureease of doing business indexease of useease-roomeasesome

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English ese, eise, aise, from ese (ease), from Old French eise, aise (elbow room; opportunity), of and obscure origin. Apparently related to Provençal ais, agio and asio, aciu and azo.