easier

英 [ˈiːzɪə] 美 [ˈiziər]

adv.  小心; 慢些; 轻点
adj.  容易的; 轻易的; 不费力的; 舒适的; 安逸的; 安心的; 易受攻击的; 无自卫能力的; 容易吃亏的
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柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 容易的;不费力的
    If a job or action is easy, you can do it without difficulty or effort, because it is not complicated and causes no problems.
    1. The shower is easy to install...
      这种淋浴器安装起来很简单。
    2. It's easy to get a seat at the best shows in town...
      很容易搞到城里顶级演出的票。
    3. This is not an easy task...
      这不是件容易的差事。
    4. The home is situated within easy access of shops and other facilities.
      房子位置便利，距离商店及其他设施都不远。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 轻而易举的;自如的;不拘束的
    If you describe an action or activity as easy, you mean that it is done in a confident, relaxed way. If someone is easy about something, they feel relaxed and confident about it.
    1. She is laughing and joking and making easy conversation with people she has never met before...
      她谈笑风生，和那些素未谋面的人毫不拘束地聊着。
    2. He was an easy person to talk to.
      和他谈话很轻松。
    3. ...when you are both feeling a little easier about the break up of your relationship.
      当你们两个都对分手稍感释怀时
  3. ADJ-GRADED 舒适的；安逸的;无忧无虑的
    If you say that someone has an easy life, you mean that they live comfortably without any problems or worries.
    1. She has not had an easy life.
      她一直没有过上过安逸的生活。
  4. ADJ-GRADED （用于批评）不费力的，轻而易举的
    If you say that something is easy or too easy, you are criticizing someone because they have done the most obvious or least difficult thing, and have not considered the situation carefully enough.
    1. That's easy for you to say...
      你说起来轻松。
    2. It was all too easy to believe it.
      这太容易令人相信了。
  5. ADJ-GRADED 好听的;悦耳的/好看的;悦目的
    You use easy in expressions such as easy on the ear or easy on the eye when you are describing things that are pleasant and that do not need much effort to be enjoyed or done.
    1. The music sounds like an advert—easy on the ear but bland and forgettable...
      这音乐听起来像是广告——悦耳但是毫无特点，听过就忘。
    2. The layout should be clear and easy on the eye.
      版式应该清晰悦目。
    3. ...a low-impact form of aerobic exercise that's easy on the joints.
      施力较小、对关节不构成重负的有氧锻炼
  6. ADJ-GRADED 易受攻击的;易遭批评的
    If you describe someone or something as easy prey or as an easy target, you mean that they can easily be attacked or criticized.
    1. Tourists have become easy prey...
      游客成了易遭袭击的目标。
    2. The World Bank, with its poor environmental record, is an easy target for blame.
      世界银行由于在环境保护方面表现不佳而常常遭受诟病。
  7. PHRASE （钱财等）来得容易去得快
    You use easy come, easy go to indicate that the person you are talking about does not care much about money and possessions.
    1. My attitude to money is slightly easy come, easy go.
      我对金钱并不太在乎。
  8. （尤用于他人搬动重物时）悠着点，小心点
    If you say 'Easy does it', you are telling someone to be careful and not to use too much effort, especially when they are moving something large and awkward.
    1. PHRASE 有节制地使用
      If you tell someone to go easy on something, you are telling them to use only a small amount of it.
      1. Go easy on the alcohol.
        少喝点酒。
    2. PHRASE 对…别太严厉;对…宽容点
      If you tell someone to go easy on, or be easy on, a particular person, you are telling them not to punish or treat that person very severely.
      1. 'Go easy on him,' Sam repeated, opening the door...
        “对他宽容点，”萨姆开门的时候重复道。
      2. Be a little easier on yourself and enjoy yourself more...
        对自己别太苛刻，让自己更快乐些。
      3. This agency has been far too easy on the timber industry over the years.
        多年以来，这个机构对木材业的管理太过宽松了。
    3. PHRASE 说时容易做时难
      If you say that something is easier said than done, you are emphasizing that although it sounds like a good idea in theory, you think it would be difficult to actually do it.
      1. Avoiding mosquito bites is easier said than done.
        防蚊叮咬好说难做。
    4. PHRASE 别太拼命;放松点
      If someone tells you to take it easy or take things easy, they mean that you should relax and not do very much at all.
      1. It is best to take things easy for a week or two.
        最好放松一两周。
    5. See also: easily
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    双语例句

    1. It's easier to take a taxi. But then again you can't always get one
      打出租车要容易些，但也并不总是能打到的。
    2. Any actor will tell you that it is easier to perform than to be themselves
      每一个演员都会告诉你演戏比做自己容易。
    3. I can't see things getting any easier for graduates
      我没看出毕业生的境遇有丝毫好转。
    4. It is easier to cope with short bursts of activity than with prolonged exercise
      和长时间的锻炼相比，短期内加强活动更容易应付。
    5. You can release the chute with either hand, but it is easier to do it with the left.
      你随便哪只手都能打开降落伞，不过用左手容易些。
    6. Using a fabric conditioner will make clothes easier to handle and iron.
      使用织物柔顺剂会使衣服打理、熨烫起来更为容易。
    7. I told her the crossover from actress to singer is easier than singer to actress.
      我告诉她从演员转型到歌手比从歌手转型到演员更容易。
    8. We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert.
      我们把轮胎放了气，以便穿越沙漠时更容易一些。
    9. We're not ready to disarm ourselves in order to make it easier for them to kill us.
      我们可不准备放下武器，好让他们更轻易地干掉我们。
    10. Be a little easier on yourself and enjoy yourself more
      对自己别太苛刻，让自己更快乐些。
    11. The United States and Canada may enter into an agreement that would allow easier access to jobs across the border
      美国和加拿大可能会签订一项协议，使得两国之间的跨国就业更容易。
    12. Children may find it easier to express themselves in a letter than in a formal essay.
      孩子们可能觉得在书信中比在正式的作文中更容易表达自己的观点。
    13. To a certain extent it's easier for men to get work
      在一定程度上，男性更容易找到工作。
    14. This enzyme would make the filtration of beer easier.
      这种酶会使啤酒更容易过滤。
    15. Your mother is only trying to make things easier for you
      你的母亲只是想把一切安排好，让你未来更顺畅。
    16. Here are some helpful hints to make your journey easier
      几条有用的建议可以让你的旅途更轻松。
    17. To make it easier to contact us, keep this card handy.
      把这张卡放在手边，以便于和我们联系。
    18. I don't know that it's made the decision any easier.
      我不认为这对作出决定有丝毫帮助。
    19. The president wants to make it easier for small businesses to get bank loans.
      总统希望能让小企业更方便地获得银行贷款。
    20. Rationing has made it easier to find some products like eggs, butter and meat
      定量配给使得购买鸡蛋、黄油和肉类等产品更加便捷。
    21. His passive attitude made things easier for me
      他顺从的态度让我做起事来要轻松些。
    22. I think I found it easier than Nell to keep our engagement quiet.
      我觉得，我比内尔更容易守得住我们订婚的秘密。
    23. I've already moved things round a bit to make it easier for him.
      我已经把东西挪了挪，好让他更方便。
    24. It ought to make life much easier all round
      它应该会让生活的方方面面都变得更加方便。
    25. Some of us are sensitive to smells, others find colours easier to remember.
      我们当中的一些人对气味很敏感，而其他一些人则更容易记住颜色。
    26. The task of producing the text was made easier by the unstinting help and generosity extended to me.
      在人们的慷慨帮助下，我写这篇文章的工作变得轻松了许多。
    27. Well, maybe it would be easier to start with a smaller problem
      那么，也许从小问题入手会更容易些。
    28. It's easier said than done.
      说起来容易做起来难。
    29. It is easier to pull down than to build up.
      拆房容易盖房难。
    30. These auxiliaries have made our work much easier.
      有了这些辅助人员，我们的工作才顺利多了。
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