ease

/iːz/· verb

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Chinese meaning

缓解;减轻(困难)

让ràng紧jǐn绷bēng、痛tòng苦kǔ松sōng弛chí下xià来lái

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指zhǐ灵líng活huó排pái班bān缓huǎn解jiě了le招zhāo工gōng难nán的de痛tòng点diǎn

Example

A flexible work option where some workers can sign up for shifts through an app has eased the pain.

一种员工可通过手机应用报名排班的灵活用工方式,缓解了这一痛点。

Source: NPR · 8 Jul 2026

Background ✎

佐zuǒ治zhì亚yà州zhōu一yī家jiāGE电diàn器qì工gōng厂chǎng长cháng期qī严yán重zhòng缺quē工gōng,靠kào手shǒu机jīApp灵líng活huó排pái班bān留liú住zhù工gōng人rén、缓huǎn解jiě了le用yòng工gōng荒huāng。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 eise/aise,词源不确定

  • 单纯词,不可拆

Collocations

  • ease the pain / ease tensions / ease into

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