Sự thanh thản, sự thoải mái; sự không bị ràng buộc

to be at one's ease

được thoải mái, tinh thần thanh thản

to stand at ease

đứng ở tư thế nghỉ

Sự thanh nhàn, sự nhàn hạ

to write at ease

viết lách trong lúc nhàn hạ

Sự dễ dàng, dự thanh thoát

to write with ease

viết văn dễ dàng

Sự dễ chịu; sự không bị đau đớn; sự khỏi đau

Làm thanh thản, làm yên tâm

Làm dễ chịu, làm đỡ đau, làm khỏi đau

Làm bớt căng; (hàng hải) mở, nới

to ease a tense situation

làm tình hình bớt căng thẳng

(đùa cợt) nẫng nhẹ, cuỗm mất

to be eased of one's wallet

bị cuỗm mất ví tiền

Trở nên bớt căng (tình hinh...)

( + off) trở nên bớt nặng nhọc; chùn, nhụt (sự cố gắng..)

nới ra

làm nhẹ đi

làm giảm

giảm nhẹ

nới lỏng

tẩy

N.

Comfort, repose, well-being, relaxation, leisure, rest,contentment, calmness, tranquillity, serenity, peacefulness,peace, peace and quiet: After 50 years of hard work, she feltentitled to a few years of ease. 2 easiness, simplicity,facility, effortlessness, adeptness: He passed the otherrunners with ease.

Affluence, wealth, prosperity, luxury,opulence, abundance, plenty: He has always led a life of ease,never having had to work.

Naturalness, informality,unaffectedness, ingenuousness, casualness, artlessness,insouciance, nonchalance, aplomb; unconcern: I admire the easewith which she converses with complete strangers.

V.

Comfort, relax, calm, tranquillize, quieten, still,pacify, soothe, disburden: It eased his mind to learn thatthere was a reserve budget for emergencies. 6 lessen, diminish,abate, mitigate, reduce, decrease, allay, alleviate, assuage,mollify, appease, palliate, quiet, relieve: Her anxiety wasconsiderably eased by the news that John would not need anoperation after all. 7 manoeuvre, manipulate, inch, guide,steer, slip: The helmsman eased the ship into dock.

Facilitate, expedite, simplify, smooth, further, clear, assist,aid, advance, forward, help: Having a wealthy father eased herway in life.

N. & v.

N.

Absence of difficulty; facility, effortlessness(did it with ease).

A freedom or relief from pain, anxiety,or trouble. b freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness. cfreedom or relief from constraint or formality.

V.

Tr.relieve from pain or anxiety etc. (often foll. by of : eased mymind; eased me of the burden).

Intr. (often foll. by off, up)a become less painful or burdensome. b relax; begin to take iteasy. c slow down; moderate one's behaviour, habits, etc.

Tr. joc. rob or extract money etc. from (let me ease you ofyour loose change).

Intr. Meteorol. become less severe (thewind will ease tonight).

A tr. relax; slacken; make a lesstight fit. b tr. & intr. (foll. by through, into, etc.) move orbe moved carefully into place (eased it into the hole).

Intr.(often foll. by off) Stock Exch. (of shares etc.) descend inprice or value.

Mil. a in a relaxed attitude, with the feet apart. b the orderto stand in this way. at one's ease free from embarrassment,awkwardness, or undue formality. ease away (or down or off)Naut. slacken (a rope, sail, etc.).

Easer n. [ME f. AF ese,OF eise, ult. f. L adjacens ADJACENT]