Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #4405
breeze
轻快地走动;飘然而行
To move in a relaxed and carefree way.
- 1.
To move casually, in a carefree manner.
随意地走动,无忧无虑地行动。
- 2.
To buzz.
发出嗡嗡声。
- 3.
To blow gently.
微风轻吹。
- 4.
To take a horse on a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.
让马轻跑以了解其奔跑特点并观察其动态。
- 5.
blow gently and lightly
轻轻地吹
- 6.
To swim near the surface of the water, causing ripples in the surface.
贴近水面游动,使水面泛起涟漪。
轻吹;微风拂过;发出嗡嗡声;遛马;让马慢跑;贴水面游动;随意地走动,无忧无虑地行动。
In use
The curtains danced as the wind breezed through the room.
A cool air breezed in from the sea, refreshing everyone.
The leaves rustled when a gentle breeze breezed through the trees.
It breezes most evenings at the shore
it breezes / is breezing
It's breezing today, so let's fly a kite.
今天有微风,我们去放风筝吧。
[wind] breezes (through something)
The wind breezed through the open window.
微风穿过敞开的窗户。
Verb forms
base breeze · third person breezes · -ing breezing · past breezed · past participle breezed
Connections
Collocations
- breeze in
- 飘然而入;轻松随意地走进
- He breezed in and greeted everyone.他轻快地走进来,和大家打了招呼。
- breeze through
- 轻松完成;轻易通过
- She breezed through the final exam.她轻松地通过了期末考试。
- breeze past
- 轻快而过;轻易超过
- The cyclist breezed past the slower riders.那位骑自行车的人轻快地超过了较慢的骑手。
- breeze along
- 顺畅地行进;轻快地前进
- The car breezed along the empty highway.汽车在空旷的高速公路上顺畅地行驶。
Idioms & figurative uses
- breeze through
- 轻松完成;轻而易举地通过She breezed through the final exam without breaking a sweat.她毫不费力地轻松通过了期末考试。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
breeze 本义‘微风’;作动词想象自己像阵风般轻快走过,毫无阻碍,所以是‘随意走动’。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:casual conversation、informal narrative breeze 作动词表示“轻松随意地走动、飘然而行”时,通常用于日常口语或非正式叙述,语气轻松自在;正式文体中不常用。
Grammar Note
常与through, across等连用表示轻柔地吹拂
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均与 breeze /briz/ 押韵,都含 /iːz/ 结尾。注意:breezy /ˈbriːzi/ 拼写相似但不押韵,因为末尾是 /i/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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