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breeze 1 AHD[brēz] D.J.[briːz]K.K.[briz]n.(名词)- A light current of air; a gentle wind.微风,轻风:轻微的空气流;微风
- Meteorology Any of five winds with speeds of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale.【气象学】 2级至6级的风:根据蒲福风级,速度达每小时4至31英里(6至50公里)的五种风的任一种
- Informal Something, such as a task, that is easy to do.【非正式用语】 容易做的事情,如任务
v.intr.(不及物动词)breezed, breez.ing, breez.es - To blow lightly.轻轻地吹
- Informal To progress swiftly and effortlessly:【非正式用语】 快捷且轻松地取得进步:We breezed through the test.我们全不费力地通过了测验
- To sprint around a racetrack as a means of exercise. Used of a racehorse.遛(马)作轻快小跑:让马绕跑道小跑作为一种锻练的途径。用于赛马
shoot the breeze【俚语】 - To engage in idle conversation.闲聊:参与无聊的谈话
- Perhaps from Old Spanish briza [northeast wind] 可能源自 古西班牙语 briza [东北风]
breeze, cinch, pushover, snap, walkaway, walkover- The central meaning shared by these nouns is "something that is easily accomplished": 这些名词共同的意义是“轻而易举完成的事情”: The exam was a breeze.考试很容易过。Chopping onions is a cinch with a food processor.用食品加工器切洋葱是一件轻松的工作。Winning the playoffs was no pushover.取得加时赛的胜利可不是一件易事。The new computer program was a snap to learn.新的计算机程序很容易学会。Getting elected to the council was a walkaway.入选议会是件容易事。It wasn't any walkover to alphabetize all those names. 按字母顺序把所有那些名字都排列出来决非一件轻松的工作。
breeze 2 AHD[brēz] D.J.[briːz]K.K.[briz]n.(名词)- The refuse left when coke or charcoal is made.焦炭渣,煤屑:焦炭或木炭做成后剩下的渣滓
- Probably from French braise [hot coals] 可能源自 法语 braise [热煤]
- from Old French brese 源自 古法语 brese
- [of Germanic origin] * see bhreu- [源于日耳曼语的] * 参见 bhreu-
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