wind, breeze

名詞 breeze:

1. a slight wind (usually refreshing)
   同義詞：zephyr, gentle wind, air
2. any undertaking that is easy to do
   同義詞：cinch, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake

動(dòng)詞 breeze:

1. blow gently and lightly
2. to proceed quickly and easily

1. The wheat rippled in the breeze.
   小麥在微風(fēng)中起伏波動(dòng)。
2. He breezed through the task.
   他輕松地做完了這項(xiàng)工作。
3. We are enjoying the cool breeze that comes from the lake.
   我們享受著湖面上吹來(lái)的涼爽微風(fēng)。
4. He ran for president and breezed in.
   他競(jìng)選總統(tǒng)，結(jié)果輕而易舉地獲勝了。
5. She breezed along, smiling at everyone.
   她輕盈地向前走去，對(duì)每個(gè)人都嫣然含笑。

breeze

n.（名詞）
A light current of air; a gentle wind.
微風(fēng)，輕風(fēng)：輕微的空氣流；微風(fēng)
Meteorology Any of five winds with speeds of from 4 to 3 miles (' to 50 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale.
【氣象學(xué)】 2級(jí)至'級(jí)的風(fēng)：根據(jù)蒲福風(fēng)級(jí)，速度達(dá)每小時(shí)4至3英里('至50公里）的五種風(fēng)的任一種
Informal Something, such as a task, that is easy to do.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 容易做的事情，如任務(wù)
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
breezed,breez.ing,breez.es
To blow lightly.
輕輕地吹
Informal To progress swiftly and effortlessly:
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 快捷且輕松地取得進(jìn)步：
例句：
We breezed through the test.
我們?nèi)毁M(fèi)力地通過(guò)了測(cè)驗(yàn)

To sprint around a racetrack as a means of exercise. Used of a racehorse.
遛（馬）作輕快小跑：讓馬繞跑道小跑作為一種鍛練的途徑。用于賽馬

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>shoot the breeze【俚語(yǔ)】
To engage in idle conversation.
閑聊：參與無(wú)聊的談話
來(lái)源：
Perhaps from Old Spanish briza [northeast wind]
可能源自 古西班牙語(yǔ) briza [東北風(fēng)]

<參考詞匯><同義詞>breeze,cinch,pushover,snap,walkaway,walkoverThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .something that is easily accomplished.:
這些名詞共同的意義是.輕而易舉完成的事情.：
例句：
The exam was a breeze.
考試很容易過(guò)。

例句：
Chopping onions is a cinch with a food processor.
用食品加工器切洋蔥是一件輕松的工作。

例句：
Winning the playoffs was no pushover.
取得加時(shí)賽的勝利可不是一件易事。

例句：
The new computer program was a snap to learn.
新的計(jì)算機(jī)程序很容易學(xué)會(huì)。

例句：
Getting elected to the council was a walkaway.
入選議會(huì)是件容易事。

例句：
It wasn`t any walkover to alphabetize all those names.
按字母順序把所有那些名字都排列出來(lái)決非一件輕松的工作。


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breeze
breeze 2

n.（名詞）
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

來(lái)源：
Probably from French braise [hot coals]
可能源自 法語(yǔ) braise [熱煤]
from Old French brese
源自 古法語(yǔ) brese
[of Germanic origin] * see bhreu-
[源于日耳曼語(yǔ)的] *參見(jiàn) bhreu-