英语词汇“ease up”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

ease up

释义

Idiom

ease off (on someone or something) and ease up (on someone or something)

Theme: DIMINISHING

to reduce the urgency with which one deals with someone or something; to put less pressure on someone or something.

Ease off on John. He has been yelled at enough today.Yes, please ease off. I can't stand any more.Tell them to ease up on the horses. They are getting tired.Tell them to ease up now! They are making the horses work too hard.

Phr V

ease up

eases, easing, eased

ease off/up

to gradually stop or become less

I'm leaving soon but I'm just waiting for the traffic to ease off a bit.At last the rain began to ease up.

to start to work less or do things with less energy

John's been working really long hours over the past month so the boss has told him to ease off a little.

often + on

The police are under political pressure to ease up on their investigation.

to start to treat someone less severely than before

At first they were pretty hostile towards me but when they found out I'd helped the authorities they eased up a bit.

often + on

Ease off on him will you, he's not all that bad.

ease up

verb to have sex US, 1993

phraseease up1. ease off/up to gradually become less - use this especially about something when you hope it will stop or disappear: I think the rain is beginning to ease off. "Are you feeling any better?" "Yeah, the pain in my shoulder has eased up a little." Ichiro's workload has finally eased up, and his whole mood has changed.■ SIMILAR TO: let up2. ease off/up to treat someone less severely or criticize them less than before+on Ease off on Roger, will you - he's doing all right.3. ease off/up to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Dan should ease up or he'll have a nervous breakdown. Liverpool eased off in the second half, allowing Arsenal to score.■ SIMILAR TO: slow down

ease up (on someone or something)

To reduce the pressure or urgency placed on a person, thing, action, or situation. Ease up on the brakes there, we don't want to come to a stop that fast. Would you ease up already? I know I messed up the account, and I don't need you berating me for it further. Ease up on Samantha, she's under a lot of pressure at home.

ease up

(on someone or something ) Go to ease off (on someone or something).

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