ease
verb uk/iːz/ us/iːz/
(MAKE LESS)
[ I or T ]减轻；减低；缓解
to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful, etc.
To ease the problem of overcrowding, new prisons will be built. 为了缓解监狱里人满为患的情况，将修建新的监狱。
These pills should ease the pain. 这些药丸能缓解疼痛。
After the arrival of the United Nations soldiers, tension in the area began to ease. 联合国维和士兵到达后，这个地区的紧张局势开始得到缓解。
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- New measures have been introduced to ease traffic congestion in the city.
- After the Second World War lots of prefabs were put up to ease the housing crisis.
- A decisive win would certainly help to ease the pressure on the team's captain.
- This latest incident will do nothing to ease tensions between the two countries.
- The new laws are intended to ease the burden of social welfare costs.
(MOVE)
[ T + adv/prep ]（使）小心缓慢地移动;（使）缓缓移动
to move or to make something move slowly and carefully in a particular direction or into a particular position
She eased the key into the lock, anxious not to wake anyone. 她小心翼翼地把钥匙插入锁孔，生怕惊醒任何人。
I eased myself out of the chair. 我慢慢地从椅子上站起身。
Idiom
ease someone's mindidiom 使…安心；宽慰…
to stop someone from worrying
If it will ease your mind, I'll have a word with Charlotte for you. 要是你觉得这样便能安心的话，我去跟夏洛特谈一谈。
Phrasal verbs
ease up/off 逐渐停止；减少，减轻
to gradually stop or become less
At last the rain began to ease off. 最终雨势开始减弱了。
放松;悠着干;变得悠闲
to start to work less or do things with less energy
As he got older, he started to ease up a little. 随着年岁增长，他工作起来就不再那么拼命了。
不再为难;不再十分苛刻
to start to treat someone less severely
I wish his supervisor would ease up on him a bit. 我希望他的上司能对他宽厚一些。
ease someone out 把…打发走;使…离职
to make someone leave a job or powerful position
The head teacher was eased out of his job after teachers and parents accused him of being autocratic. 老师和家长都指责这位校长太独断专行，于是他被迫离职。
ease
noun [ U ] uk/iːz/ us/iːz/
B2 容易，不费力；舒适，安逸，自在
the state of experiencing no difficulty, effort, pain, etc.
She won the 400 metre race with ease. 她轻松赢得了400米赛跑的冠军。
The doors are extra-wide for ease of access (= so that people can get in without difficulty). 门都是加宽的，出入方便。
at (your) easeB2 不拘束的;放松的
relaxed
He felt completely at ease. 他感到全身放松。
She soon put/set me at ease (= made me relaxed) . 她很快消除了我的紧张情绪。
at ease(also standing at ease) …稍息（姿势）
If someone, especially a soldier, is at ease, they are standing with their feet apart and their hands behind their back.
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- She performed the task with her accustomed ease.
- After three months of training she was running ten miles with ease.
- They reached their targets with ease.
- She won the gold with ease.
- Nuclear rockets can destroy airfields with ease.