n (1) 舒适，安逸(心)，轻松 (freedom from labour，pain，discomfort，concern，worry or anxiety) [U]： live/lead a life of～过着安逸的生活;live in a state of～生活在安逸中; feel full of～in one's life 感到生活得很轻松;～of body and mind 身心愉快;give～to one's mind/to one's worries/to one's troubled heart 使心情轻松/消除焦虑/缓解心脏病;The medicine brought his aching body some～. 服了这种药之后他疼痛的身子感到舒服了一些。〖同〗 relief，comfort，relaxation，rest，restfulness; 〖反〗 pain，discomfort，misery，worry，concern;

(2) 从容，安详，自然大方 (naturalness) [U]： The～and simplicity of her manners have always been her greatest charm. 她的举止从容质朴，这一向是她的魅力所在。greet one's guests with～落落大方地问候客人; admire an actor's～of manner 钦佩演员从容的风度; 〖同〗naturalness， unaffectedness; 〖反〗stiffness，formality，affectedness，tension;

(3) 容易，不费事 (freedom from difficulty or great effort; facility) [U]：win a game/complete the work/pass an exam/read with～轻松地赢得比赛/完成工作/通过考试/阅读; 〖同〗 easiness，effortlessness，readiness; 〖反〗 difficulty，effort，exertion;

(4) (衣服尺寸的) 余量 (富余) (fullness or extra material that permits freedom of movement) [U]：allow a few inches of～across the shoulders of the dress 在连衣裙的肩部留出几寸余量;

be/feel at (one's) ease (感到)舒适 (轻松，安详，自在，随便)： feel at～in their company/among strangers/when one is with people 和他们在一起时/在生人中/当自己和人们在一起时无拘无束; (stand) at～(军事口令) 稍息;

take one's ease 停止工作，休息，安心：We took our～in the sofa. 我们坐在沙发上休息。

→′easy adj 轻松的，容易的;

v (1) 使舒适(安心，轻松)，减轻(痛苦，忧虑) (free the body or mind from pain，anxiety，trouble or discomfort) [T+n]： The medicine(talking)～d my nervous tension/headache/anxiety. 药物(谈话)缓解了我紧张的神经/头痛/焦虑。A hot bath～d his tired limbs/the pain in his back. 洗个热水澡之后，他疲劳的四肢/酸痛的后背感到轻松了。～one's heart/sb's fear 使自己心安/消除某人的恐惧; The news～d his mind/conscience. 这消息使他放心了。

(2) 缓和(解) (make less troublesome or difficult; make easier) [T+n]： Let us try and～the food problems/conflict/situation. 让我们尽量缓解食品困难/冲突/局势。

(3) 解除痛苦(忧虑) (free (sb) from pain or worry) [T+n+prep(of)]： (walking)～sb of his pain (散步)缓解某人的疼痛; (medicine)～sb of his pain/suffering/trouble (药物)减轻了某人的疼痛/痛苦/病症;～sb of his burden/difficulty 使某人免除负担/困难; 〖同〗 relieve，lessen，lighten，diminish; 〖反〗 discomfort，intensify;

(4) (疼痛)减轻，缓和(解)，减缓(慢) (become less painful，severe，strong，fast，difficult，unpleasant，troublesome，etc) [I，I+adv]：The pain/wind/situation has～d (off). 疼痛/风/局势已经缓和(减弱)。The driver～d off as he approached the town. 接近城市时，司机减慢了车速。The tension/relationship between the two countries has～d. 这两个国家之间的紧张局面/关系已经得到改善。You're working too hard，you'd better～off. 你工作太辛苦了，最好放松放松。〖同〗 relieve，weaken，loosen; 〖反〗 intensify，worsen;

(5) 放松(宽) (provide with enough fullness to allow freedom of movement) [T+n]：～the elastic in a skirt so that it is not so tight around the waist 将裙子的松紧带放松些以免腰勒得太紧;～a dress over the hips/a coat at the armpit/the sleeves at the armholes 把裙装的臀围/上衣的腋窝处/袖孔放宽松;～the sails/a belt 松开船帆/带子; 〖同〗 loosen; 〖反〗 tighten;

ease down (v adv) 放慢速度 (vi)： There was a sudden narrowing of the road ahead so the driver～d down. 前面的道路突然变窄，所以司机放慢了车速。

ease up/off (v adv) 缓和，放松，减轻 (vi)： My father has had a hard life and it's time he～d up a bit. 我父亲这辈子很苦， 现在也该轻松轻松了。 The situation should～up now that the two sides are prepared to talk. 既然现在双方已经准备谈判，局势也应该缓和下来了。

ease (sb/sth)across/along/away (使)慢慢(小心)地移动：They～d the piano through the door. 他们将钢琴慢慢地推进门。～oneself along the ledge to reach a terrified boy 顺着悬崖边缘慢慢地向前移动去够一个吓呆了的男孩子;～one's injured foot into a shoe 把受伤的脚小心翼翼地穿进鞋里;

【辨异】ease与comfort的区别见COMFORT。