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cinch

noun
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[singular] (informal)
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  1. something that is very easy很容易的事；小菜 synonym doddle
    • The first question is a cinch.第一个问题是小菜一碟。🔊🔊
  2. (especially North American English) a thing that is certain to happen; a person who is certain to do something必然发生的事；必做某事的人
    • He's a cinch to win the race.这场比赛他必赢无疑。🔊🔊
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent. (in sense 2 of the verb): from Spanish cincha ‘girth’.

cinch

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cinch
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he / she / it cinches
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past simple cinched
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past participle cinched
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-ing form cinching
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  1. cinch something (especially North American English) to fasten something tightly around the middle part of your body; to be fastened around the middle part of somebody’s body 在腰间系住
  2. cinch something (North American English) to fasten a girth around a horse（给马）系上肚带
  3. cinch something (North American English, informal) to make something certain弄确实；弄清楚；确保Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
    4. Word Originmid 19th cent. (in sense 2 of the verb): from Spanish cincha ‘girth’.