cinch

• n. 肚带；紧握；有把握的事情
• vt. 紧握住；系肚带

来自PIE*kenk,围住，包围，词源同precinct,succinct.

1. any undertaking that is easy to do;

"marketing this product will be no picnic"

2. stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place

3. a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps

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.

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。

柯林斯例句

He is a cinch to be boss of this firm some day.

他将来准会成为这家公司的老板.

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It's a cinch that the horse will win the race.

那匹马必胜无疑.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

It's a cinch. I'll have the car repaired by Friday.

小事一桩. 星期五之前我可以把车修好.

辞典例句

That horse is a cinch to win the next race.

那匹马在下一场比赛中肯定赢.

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That's a cinch for me.

那对我来说太容易了.

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He's a cinch to win the race.

他肯定会赢得这次比赛.

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It's a cinch they will win.

他们肯定会赢.

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This time the opportunity presented what he fatuously termed to himself a'cinch '.

这一次出现的机会极为难得,他满以为十拿九稳哩.

英汉文学 - 欧亨利

" Yes , it's an cinch. "

是的, 没问题.

英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

She's a cinch to beat the Colossal, and I got even money!

她会稳稳当当地打败快逻号我会赢钱的!

电影对白

It is cinch that I can speak English fluently now.

现在流利地说英语对于我来说是件容易的事了.

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Chopping onions is a cinch with a food processor.

用食品加工器切洋葱是一件轻松的工作.

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If it wasn't him, it was you; and that's a lead - pipe cinch.

如果不是他, 那一定就是你; 这事有啥疑问呢.

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That blue racing car is a cinch to win the next race.

那辆蓝色赛车在下一场比赛中肯定赢.

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