comfort, console, ease, soothe, relieve

comfort, ease, leisure, relaxation, relief, rest

名詞 ease:

1. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
   同義詞：easiness, simplicity, simpleness
2. a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
   同義詞：comfort
3. the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
   同義詞：relief
4. freedom from constraint or embarrassment
   同義詞：informality
5. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
   同義詞：rest, repose, relaxation

動詞 ease:

1. move gently or carefully
2. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
   同義詞：comfort
3. make easier
   同義詞：facilitate, alleviate
4. lessen the intensity of or calm
   同義詞：still, allay, relieve

1. I should ease up on the cigarettes if I were you.
   我要是你，我就再少抽些煙了。
2. Ease down: there's a sharp bend ahead.
   慢一點兒，前面有個急轉彎。
3. He eased himself along the ledge to reach the terrified boy.
   他小心翼翼地沿著突出的檐向那驚惶失措的男孩靠近。
4. He passed the test with ease.
   他輕而易舉地考及格了。
5. It would ease my mind to know where he was.
   要知道他在哪兒我就放心了。
6. He is expected to win the game with ease.
   預計他在比賽中會輕易獲勝。
7. My parents are retired and now live a life of ease.
   我的父母都退休了，現(xiàn)在過著安閑舒適的生活。
8. I don't feel at ease in the strange place.
   在這個陌生的地方，我覺得很不自在。

ease

n.（名詞）
The condition of being comfortable or relieved.
舒適，輕松：安適或放松的狀態(tài)

Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation:
不痛苦，不擔心：沒有痛苦、煩惱或憤怒：
例句：
Her mind was at ease knowing that the children were safe.
聽說孩子們都很安全，她才放心

Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.See Synonyms at rest
不拘束，自在：沒有感到不安、拘謹；自然參見 rest

Freedom from difficulty, hardship, or effort:
輕易，安逸：沒有困難、艱辛或費力：
例句：
rose through the ranks with apparent ease.
非常輕易地升級

Readiness or dexterity in performance; facility:
靈巧，方便：輕松或靈巧的表演；簡易之事：
例句：
She practiced until she could play the sonata with ease.
她不斷練習奏鳴曲直到熟練為止

Freedom from financial difficulty; affluence:
寬裕：沒有金錢上的困難；富裕：
例句：
a life of luxury and ease.
富裕輕松的生活

A state of rest, relaxation, or leisure:
休息、放松或休閑的狀態(tài)：
例句：
He took his ease by the swimming pool.
他在游泳池邊休息

v.（動詞）
eased,eas.ing,eas.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To free from pain, worry, or agitation:
解除痛苦、憂愁或煩惱：
例句：
He eased his conscience by returning the stolen money.
還了偷來的錢，他的心理才得到了安寧

To lessen the discomfort or pain of:
減輕不適或痛楚：
例句：
She shifted position so as to ease her back.
她換了一下姿勢以舒緩她的背

To alleviate; assuage:
減輕；和緩：
例句：
prescribed a drug to ease the pain.
拿藥以減輕病痛

To give respite from:
延緩：從…獲得緩解：
例句：
eased the burden on her staff by hiring temporary help.
雇臨時職員以減輕她手下人員的負擔

To slacken the strain, pressure, or tension of; loosen:
松弛：減少緊張、壓力或強度；松開：
例句：
ease off a cable.
松開纜繩

To reduce the difficulty or trouble of:
減少困難或麻煩：
例句：
ease credit terms; eased the entrance requirements.
放寬貸款條件；降低入學標準

To move or maneuver slowly and carefully:
緩緩移動：緩慢并小心地移動或操縱：
例句：
eased the car into a narrow space; eased the director out of office.
將車緩慢駛入狹窄空間；小心地將董事送出辦公室

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To lessen, as in discomfort, pressure, or stress:
緩解，減少：減輕不適、壓力或強度：
例句：
pain that never eased.
從未減輕的疼痛

To move or proceed with little effort:
輕松前進：不費吹灰之力地移動或前進：
例句：
eased through life doing as little as possible.
過安逸輕松的生活

<習慣用語>at ease
In a relaxed position, especially standing silently at rest with the right foot stationary:
舒適：放松的姿勢，尤指右腳不動安靜地站著休息：
例句：
put the soldiers at ease while waiting for inspection.
等待檢閱時讓士兵們稍息

Used as a command for troops to assume a relaxed position.
稍息：用于讓隊伍呈放松姿勢的口令
來源：
Middle English ese
中古英語 ese
from Old French aise
源自 古法語 aise
perhaps from Latin adiacôns [lying near] * see adjacent
可能源自 拉丁語 adiacôns [就近躺臥歇息] *參見 adjacent