词汇精选：breeze的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

微风，轻风 [U,C]

例句：

Leaves quiver in the slightest breeze.

树叶在微风中微微地颤动。

例句：

A gentle breeze fills the huge sail of our dhow.

一阵轻风鼓起了我们独桅三角帆船上巨大的风帆。

轻而易举的事 [C]

例句：

Making the pastry is a breeze if you have a food processor.

如果你有食品加工机，做这种点心轻而易举。

例句：

And after being an office manager for 20 people, handling my own tiny staff of three is a breeze!

我曾经是管理着20个人的办公室经理，现在领导区区3名员工不费吹灰之力！

谣传，谣言 [C]

例句：

There come a breeze that his wife have elope with her lover.

有谣言说他妻子与她情人私奔了。

【英】【口】小争吵，小风波；骚动 [C]

例句：

It's just a breeze. Take it easy.

那只是场小风波。别担心。

v.

轻易地通过 [I]

例句：

Lopez breezed into the quarter-finals of the tournament.

洛佩斯轻松打入了锦标赛的四分之一决赛。

例句：

He breezed through the test.

他轻轻松松地通过考试。

轻盈而自信地走 [I]

例句：

He breezed up to the police officer and asked for directions.

他信步走到警官跟前问路。

例句：

Helen breezed into the sitting room.

海伦轻盈地走进了起居室。

【美】【俚】越狱逃走 [I]

二、词义辨析：

wind,breeze

这两个名词均有“风”之意。wind普通用词，指空气的流动现象。breeze系微风的总称。

三、相关短语：

breeze through

轻快地通过;轻松地完成

gentle breeze

n. 微风

light breeze

n.[气] 二级风

moderate breeze

n. 和风

shoot the breeze

闲聊,聊天,吹牛

breeze block

焦渣砌块，煤渣砌块，煤渣水泥砖

fresh breeze

清劲风

sea breeze

n(白天吹向内陆的).海风

strong breeze

强风

四、参考例句：

A breeze suddenly sprang up.

突然吹起一阵微风。

The breeze fanned her hair.

微风吹拂着她的头发。

A gentle breeze was blowing.

微风轻吹。

A breeze is rippling the water.

微风在水面激起涟漪。

The breeze rippled the quiet water.

微风吹皱了平静的水面。

A breeze blew over the garden.

一阵微风吹过花园。

The spring breeze is warm and gentle.

春风和煦。

A spring breeze is stroking the face.

春风拂面。

The flags fluttered in the breeze.

旗帜在微风中飘扬。

A soft breeze pulsed the air.

一阵温和的微风拨动着空气。