ease off

英 [iːz ɒf]

美 [iːz ɔːf]

（在程度、速度、强度等上）缓和，减轻，减弱

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （在程度、速度、强度等上）缓和，减轻，减弱
  If somethingeases off, or a person or thingeasesitoff, it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity.
  1. These days, the pressure has eased off...
     最近，压力已经减轻。
  2. The rain had eased off...
     雨小了。
  3. Kelly eased off his pace as they reached the elevator.
     当他们走到电梯前时，凯利放慢了步子。

英英释义

verb

• reduce pressure or intensity
  1. he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down
  Synonym:ease uplet up
• become less intense
  Synonym:ease upslacken offflag

双语例句

• Maybe you can ease off working load by finding a part time job.
  找一份兼职工作，也许会减轻你的工作负担。
• You look very tired, you'd better ease off.
  你看来很疲倦，最好减轻点工作量吧。
• The weather forecast says the storm will ease off at midnight.
  气象预报说，暴风雨午夜将逐渐减弱。
• The rain is beginning to ease off.
  雨开始下得小些了。
• Ease off a bit, we're going too fast.
  慢一点，我们走得太快了。
• What we should do is to form some healthy habits to ease off the pressure of life.
  我们应该做的就是养成一些健康习惯来减轻生活的压力。
• The car was going too fast and we asked the driver to ease off a little.
  汽车跑得太快，我们叫司机开慢一些。
• There are some good reasons for supposing that sooner or later China's growth must ease off a bit.
  有许多理由让我们可以假设或早或晚中国的经济发展必定会放松一些。
• After the border agreement was signed, the tension between the two countries began to ease off.
  边界协定签订以后，两国的紧张关系开始缓和下来。
• Now that the children are back at school, I can ease off.
  孩子们既已回学校，我可以放松一下了。