cinch

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美 [sɪntʃ]

n.  很容易的事; 小菜; 必然发生的事; 必做某事的人
v.  在腰间系住; 给(马)系上肚带; 弄确实; 弄清楚; 确保

过去式：cinched　过去分词：cinched　现在分词：cinching　第三人称单数：cinches　

BNC.39418 / COCA.17965

牛津词典

noun

• 很容易的事；小菜
  something that is very easy
  1. The first question is a cinch.
     第一个问题是小菜一碟。
• 必然发生的事；必做某事的人
  a thing that is certain to happen; a person who is certain to do sth
  1. He's a cinch to win the race.
     这场比赛他必赢无疑。

verb

• 在腰间系住
  to fasten sth tightly around your waist; to be fastened around sb's waist
• 给（马）系上肚带
  to fasten a girth around a horse
• 弄确实；弄清楚；确保
  to make sth certain

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 易如反掌的事;小事一桩
  If you say that something isa cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
  1. It sounds difficult, but compared to full-time work it was a cinch.
     这听上去有难度，可是比起全职工作来，就是小意思了。

英英释义

noun

• a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
• any undertaking that is easy to do
  1. marketing this product will be no picnic
  Synonym:breezepicnicsnapduck soupchild's playpushoverwalkoverpiece of cake
• stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
  Synonym:girth

verb

• get a grip on
• make sure of
• tie a cinch around
  1. cinch horses
  Synonym:girth

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