词汇 | cushy |
释义 | cushy adjective informaldisapprovinguk /ˈkʊʃ.i/ us /ˈkʊʃ.i/ very easy: 很容易的 a cushy job轻松的工作 UKa cushy number(= an easy job or situation)轻松的工作;安逸的环境 Synonym soft(EASY)UK easy easyI can tell you how to do that - it's easy! simpleThe recipe is so simple - you just mix all the ingredients together. straightforwardIt seems like a fairly straightforward assignment. a piece of cakeMy last exam was a piece of cake. Easiness and simplicity (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom a piece of cakeidiom accessibility at the push of a buttonidiom at the stroke of a penidiom be a matter of somethingidiom foolproof frictionless frictionlessly friendly gift painlessly painting painting by numbersidiom the path of least resistanceidiom walkaway walkover wieldy with your eyes closed/shutidiom within the capacity of someone/something cushy | American Dictionarycushy adjective infmlus/ˈkʊʃ·i/ very easy: a cushy job Examples of cushycushy They have developed cushy welfare states and fallen into ' poverty traps'. We live in our cushy middle-class world with our cushy middle-class values and fictions and often remain purposely blind to the suffering of the poor, the weak, and the powerless. However, there is a difference between standards of decency and leading a cushy life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are nice, cushy clean ones; some are hard, and one or two are fairly dirty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Cushy or idle the life of our diplomats is not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Far from being cushy, cosy or comfortable, the system is stacked against the applicants at almost every stage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a cushy number, when one thinks about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, people are still reluctant to move from a cushy environment to one in which they are taking risks and creating wealth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why does he allow his commercial undertaking to be singled out for cushy treatment? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such young people do not have a cushy background and will look at the figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its plight affects us all, including those of us in cushy, protected services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The young men and women who are standing ready would say that we have it cushy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no question of his dodging military service and looking for a "cushy"place; the"cushy" place was offered to him, it was his own place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Prisons are so soft and cushy nowadays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All too often it sounds as though, when we make speeches like this, people think we are trying to get more comfort and cushy places for ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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