the past it was always the husband who was expected to be the breadwinner.
EASY
■> opposite difficult
U not difficult to do, use, or understand
easy /'i:zi/ [adj] not difficult to do, use, or understand: The questions were really easy. I It's an easy journey - we just drive to the station, then take the direct train to Paris.
be easy to read/use/learn etc (=when it is easy to read something, use something etc) The machine is well-designed, and very easy to use.
it is easy to do sth It Is easy to see why she didn't marry him. it is easy for sb to do stH It wasn't easy for me to get a job.
jtnd stk easy (=when you have no difficulty doing something) I can't operate the computer; but my children find it easy.
easy ~ easier - easiest
easily /'irziji/ |adv] if you can do something easily, you can do it without trying hard: A burglar could easily climb
through that window. I When I went to college I made friends very easily. be easily recognized/damaged/done etc
(-when something can be recognized, damaged etc easily) These plates are easily damaged, so please be careful
with them.
not difficult /not difibltI fairly easy:
"Did ycu make this pizza yourself?" "Yes, it's not difficult." it is not difficult to do stk It's not difficult to see u'hy she's unhappy all the time.
simple /simp<?l [adj] easy to use or understand, because it is not complicated - use this about things like explanations or instructions, or about machines or systems: She drew us a simp/e map so that we wouldn't get lost. I Try this simple recipe for pasta sauce. be simple to use/make/prepare etc The new photocopier is much simpler to use than the one we had before.
straightforward /.streit'fa'wa'd/ [ad;j
easy to understand and easy to do - use this especially about a method or process: It's very straightforward - you just type the file name, then press 'Enter'. I There's a straightforward calculation for working out how much tax you have to pay.
user-friendly >:/эг frendliy [adj] easy to use or understand - use this especially about computers or written instructions: We are trying to develop software that is more user-friendly.
Q what you say when you think something is very easy to do
chit's easy /Its i:zi/ spoken "How do you print out files from your disk?" "It's easy. You just click on the fPrint' icon "
In informal spoken English, you can just say easy on it's own: "How can we make sure she comes?" "Easy, just tell her that Mark will be there/'
Q the re's nothing to it /деэгг ,пл9и]
tu: it/ spoken say this when it is easy for you to do something, even though other people think it is difficult: I fixed the washing machine - there was nothing to it.
Qbe a piece of cake /bi: э .pi:s эу keik/
spoken informal say this about something that is very easy for you to do. for example when compared with something more difficult: I/ you can learn Japanese, learning French should be a piece of cake.
to make something easier
make sth easier /,nieik (sth) i:/ir»T to
make it possible to do something more quickly and easily: Large supermarkets have made shopping much easier, make it easier for sb to do sth The Internet has made it easier for children to get access to pornography, make things/life easier If the buses were more frequent it i"ou/d make life a lot
easier.
simplify / simp|J>tai [v T] to make something easier to understand: The whole procedure has been simplified.
simplifying - simplified - have simplified
EAT
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to eat
eat /inI [u I/T] Don 'i eat so fast - you '11 get indigestion. I She was sitting on the waif eating an apple. I Hey! - Someone's eaten ail my chocolates,
eating - ate - have eaten
have /haev/ [и T] informal to eat a particular thing: / ujasn'i very hungry. so I just had a sandwich. I think I'll just have one more piece of cake. have sth for lunch/dinner/breakfast What shall we have for dinner? I I usu a//y just haue fruit for breakfast.
having - had - have had
chew ftfu:/ [i> I/TJ to bite food several times and turn it around in your mouth: I chewed the toffee slowly, i There was a cow in the field, slowly chewing a mouthful of grass.
swallow 'swol3o||'swa:-/ [и T] to make
something go down your throat towards
your stomach: I threw a piece of meat to the dog, and he swallowed it in one go. I If you drink some water it will make the pills easier to swallow.
lick lik/ [и T] to eat something soft by moving your tongue across its surface: The children sat licking their ice-creams. tick sth off sth Nina licked the melted chocolate off her fingers.
munch /mAntJ [u I/T) to eat something with continuous movements of your mouth, especially when you are enjoying your food: Jamie came out of the store munching a bag of potato chips. + on/at We sipped black coffee and munched on homemade biscuits.
nibble I'mhAj [и 1/Г1 to eat something by biting very small pieces: The horse lowered his head and began to nibble the grass.
+■ on/at We stood around drinking wine and nibbling on little snacks.
to have a meal
A D°n't say 'take dinner', 'take breakfast'. Say have dinner, have breakfast
J
have h&v [и T] to eat a meal have break/ast/lunch/dinner Make sure you have a good breakfast because lunch isn't until two o'clock, have a meal We had an excellent meal in a Thai restaurant. Qhave something to eat especially spoken (=eat a meal) Let's stop here and have something to eat.
having - had - have hacj
eat /i't [и 1/T] to eat a meaclass="underline" We usually eat at 7 o'clock. I Гт not hungry, thanks - Гие already eaten, eat out (=eat a meal in a restaurant) We eat out about once a month, eat lunch/dinner etc amerjcan we ate dinner at around six, then went out.
eating - ate - have eaten
to finish eating
/tnish /'finijv \v T] to finish eating something: If you /inish your pasta you can have some ice-cream. I Alice finished her lunch and took the dishes into the kitchen.
to eat very little food or no food