- n. 肚帶；緊握；有把握的事情
- vt. 緊握??；系肚帶
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?cinches;第三人稱單數(shù):?cinches;過去式:?cinched;過去分詞:?cinched;現(xiàn)在分詞:?cinching;
中文詞源
cinch 小菜一碟來自PIE*kenk,圍住，包圍，詞源同precinct,succinct.
英文詞源
- cinch (n.)
- 1859, American English, "saddle-girth," from Spanish cincha "girdle," from Latin cingulum "a girdle, a swordbelt," from cingere "to surround, encircle," from PIE root *kenk- (1) "to gird, encircle" (cognates: Sanskrit kankate "binds," kanci "girdle;" Lithuanian kinkau "to harness horses"). Replaced earlier surcingle. Sense of "an easy thing" is 1898, via notion of "a sure hold" (1888).
- cinch (v.)
- 1866, "to pull in," from cinch (n.). Figurative meaning "make certain" is from 1891, American English slang. Related: Cinched; cinching.
雙語例句
- 1. It sounds difficult, but compared to full-time work it was a cinch.
- 這聽上去有難度，可是比起全職工作來，就是小意思了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The first question is a cinch.
- 第一個問題是小菜一碟。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. He is a cinch to be boss of this firm some day.
- 他將來準(zhǔn)會成為這家公司的老板.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. It's a cinch that the horse will win the race.
- 那匹馬必勝無疑.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. The exam is a cinch.
- 考試很容易.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》