ease Значение & определение

Значение на ease на български

• 0 to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful, etc.:

  • To ease the problem of overcrowding, new prisons will be built.

  • These pills should ease the pain.

  • After the arrival of the United Nations soldiers, tension in the area began to ease.

• 1 to move or to make something move slowly and carefully in a particular direction or into a particular position:

  • She eased the key into the lock, anxious not to wake anyone.

  • I eased myself out of the chair.

• 2 the state of experiencing no difficulty, effort, pain, etc.:

  • She won the 400 metre race with ease.

  • The doors are extra-wide for ease of access (= so that people can get in without difficulty).

  • He felt completely at ease.

  • She soon put/set me at ease (= made me relaxed) .

• 3 to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, or painful:

  • [ T ] These pills should ease the pain.

• 4 to move something slowly and carefully in a particular direction or into a particular position:

  • [ I ] I eased through the crowd to the stage.

• 5 freedom from difficulty, effort, or pain:

  • She won the match with ease (= without difficulty).

  • He felt completely at ease (= relaxed and comfortable) with them.

• 6 to make something less severe, difficult, etc. or to become less severe, difficult, etc.:

  • ease the burden/pressure/problem He made proposals to ease the tax burden on lower earners.

  • The rise in interest rates may prompt the government to ease fiscal policy again.

  • the tension/pressure/crisis eases

• 7 to become lower in value:

  • a rate/price eases Interbank interest rates in the domestic money market eased in the week to Nov. 15.

  • the dollar/market eases

• 8 to move gradually to a different level, or to make something do this:

  • ease back/down/upwards Freight rates eased upwards.

• 9 the fact that something does not involve difficulty or effort:

  • We rated the products for ease of use, quality, and price.

  • Actuarial analysts can figure pension fund liabilities with ease.