eas·y1 /ˈiːzi/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp easier, superlativesupl easiest) 1 NEARnot difficult 不困难的 not difficult to do, and not needing much effort 容易的,不费力的 OPP difficult, hard The test was easy. 考试很容易。
Finishing the task will not be easy. 完成这项任务并不容易。
There must be an easier way to do that. 一定有更容易的方法去做那件事。
easy to do something It’s a great car, and very easy to drive. 这车真不错,开起来很容易。
instructions that are easy to follow 易于掌握的使用说明
It would have been easy for the team to lose the game. 球队本来是很容易会输掉这场比赛的。
make it easier (to do something) The software makes it easier to download music. 该软件使下载音乐变得更加容易。
Having you here does make things a lot easier for me. 对我来说,有你在这里事情的确好办多了。
as easy as pie/ABC/falling off a log (=very easy) 易如反掌
The station is within easy reach of (=close to) the town centre. 车站离市中心不远。
The park is within easy walking distance (=close enough to walk to). 公园很近,步行便可到达。
2 comfortable 舒适的 comfortable or relaxed, and without problems 舒适的;安逸的 OPP hard On the whole, Dad has had an easy life. 总而言之,爸爸过着安逸舒适的生活。
easy day/week etc She had a nice easy day at home. 她在家里舒舒服服地过了一天。
You can have an easy time of it now that the kids have all left home. 孩子们都离开了家,你日子可以过得轻松了。
Why don’t we make life easy for ourselves and finish it tomorrow? 我们干吗不让自己的日子好过点,明天再把它做完不好吗?
3 not worried 不担心的RELAXED not feeling worried or anxious 不担心的;不紧张的 OPP uneasy We talk more openly when we feel easy and relaxed. 我们感到气氛轻松、不受拘束时,谈话就会更放得开。
I can leave the children with my mother with an easy mind. 我可以安心地把孩子留给我母亲照看。
4 friendly 友善的 friendly and pleasant with other people 易相处的,平易近人的 She is gentle and easy to be with. 她很和蔼,也容易相处。
5 easily attacked 易受攻击的ATTACK able to be hunted or attacked without difficulty 易受追猎的;易受袭击的 The soldiers on the streets are an easy target for terrorists. 街上的士兵容易成为恐怖分子袭击的目标。
Tourists are easy prey for thieves. 游客易成为小偷下手的对象。
6 take the easy way out to end a situation in a way that seems easy, but is not the best or most sensible way 采取省事的做法〔但不是最佳或最明智的做法〕以摆脱困境 I just took the easy way out and gave him some cash. 我就用了个简单的办法解决,给了他一些现金。
7 have an easy time (of it) EASYto have no problems or difficulties 没有问题;很顺心 She’s not been having an easy time of it financially. 她手头一直不宽裕。
have an easy time (of it)• Hu did not have an easy time of it at first.• She hasn't had an easy time of it since Jack left. 8 easy money EARNmoney that you do not have to work hard to get 来得容易的钱 We can buy them for $10 and sell them for $25 – easy money. 我们可以把它们以10美元买下,再25美元卖掉——这钱来得容易。
9 easy on the eye/ear BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGpleasant to look at or listen to 好看的/悦耳的 Soft colours are easy on the eye. 柔和的颜色很悦目。
10. it’s/that’s easy for you to say spokenADVISE used when someone has given you some advice that would be difficult for you to follow 你说得倒容易 11. there are no easy answers used when saying that it is difficult to find a good way of dealing with a problem 很难找到好的解决办法there are no easy answers• So there are no easy answers.• As usual, there are no easy answers to explain human behavior.• But suddenly we find ourselves acknowledging that there are no easy answers to the dilemmas Christians face.• There are no easy answers to this problem. 12 I’m easy spokenDON'T CARE used to say that you do not mind what choice is made 我随便,我无所谓〔即无论哪种选择都可以〕 ‘What would you like to do now?’ ‘I don’t know, I’m easy.’ “现在你想做什么?” “不知道,我随便。”
I’m easy• "Do you want to stop at the mall now or on the way home?" "I'm easy."• "Do you want to watch the news or the late night film?'' "I'm easy.'' 13 be (living) on easy street especially American EnglishAmE informal RICH to be in a situation in which you have plenty of money 手头很宽裕,生活优裕 If I get this new job, we’ll be living on easy street. 如果我得到这份新的工作,我们的日子就好过了。
be (living) on easy street• By the time this Clinton-Dole thing is over, you and I could be living on Easy Street.
14 on easy terms BBTPAY FORif you buy something on easy terms, you pay for it with several small payments instead of paying the whole amount at once 〔购物〕分期付款 New settlers in the west could buy land on relatively easy terms. 西部的新移民可以用相对优惠的分期付款方式购买地产。
16. woman/lady/girl of easy virtue old-fashionedSY a woman who has sex with a lot of men 水性杨花的女子 17. sex 性 informalSY someone, especially a woman, who is easy has a lot of sexual partners 〔尤指女性〕淫荡的 → see also ease1, easily THESAURUSeasy not difficult to do, and not needing much effort 容易的,不费力的The house was easy to find. 那房子很容易找。
simple easy and not complicated – used about things such as instructions and explanations, or about machines and systems 〔使用说明或机器、系统等〕简单的,容易的The system is relatively simple to operate. 这个系统操作起来相对简单。
a simple recipe for chocolate cake 制作巧克力蛋糕的简单方法
straightforward easy to understand or do, and unlikely to cause you any problems 简单的,易懂的a straightforward explanation 简单易懂的解释
The calculation is fairly straightforward. 计算挺简单的。
user-friendly easy to use – used especially about computers or written information about how to do something 〔尤指计算机或书面操作说明〕易使用的,易掌握的Their website is very user-friendly. 他们的网站很容易使用。
a user-friendly guide to owning a dog 易懂的养狗指南
undemanding easy because it does not take a lot of effort 要求不高的,不费力的It was an undemanding role for someone of his experience. 这工作对有他这样经验的人来说并不难。
cushy /ˈkʊʃi/ informal a cushy job is easy to do and needs very little effort – often used when you are envious of the person who has it 〔工作〕轻松的,容易的〔常用于对做某工作的人表示羡慕〕It’s a pretty cushy job – all she has to do is drive a nice car around. 她的工作太轻松了,只要开着好车四处转悠就行。
na cushy number (=a very easy job)
mindless so easy that you can do it without thinking – used especially when it makes you feel bored 无需动脑筋的〔尤指枯燥乏味〕 painless without any difficulties or problems – used especially when you expected something to be much worse 不费力的〔尤用于表示原以为某事要难得多〕 Finding the carhire place at the airport was relatively painless. 找机场的租车处没费多大劲。
nThankfully, there's a wide selection of search tools to make the task relatively painless.
be plain sailing British EnglishBrE, be smooth sailing American EnglishAmE to be easy and with no problems that you have to deal with 顺利,一帆风顺Things should be plain sailing from now on. 从现在起一切都该一帆风顺了。
informal phrases meaning very easybe a piece of cake informal to be very easy to do, especially compared to doing something else 轻而易举,是小菜一碟This test was a piece of cake compared to the last one. 这次测验和上次相比是小菜一碟。
be child’s play informal to be surprisingly easy, or much easier than something else which is very difficult or dangerous 做起来非常容易Getting people’s credit card details is child’s play when you know how to do it. 只要掌握了方法,获取此类信息就再容易不过了。
Climbing in England is child’s play compared to climbing in the Himalayas. 在英格兰登山与攀登喜马拉雅山相比简直如儿戏一般。
be a breeze informal (also be a doddle British EnglishBrE) to be very easy to do 容易,轻松The software is a doddle to use. 这个软件很容易使用。
nThe check-in process was a breeze.
it’s not rocket science informal used when saying that something is very easy to do or understand, and you do not need to be intelligent to do it 那并不是难做的事〔表示不必很聪明就能做成或理解某事〕Making your PC run faster isn’t exactly rocket science. 让个人电脑运行得更快一些并非什么难事。