(informal)an extremely easy task (非正式)极其容易做的事情 the program was a cinch to use. 这个程序使用起来太容易了。 ■a sure thing; a certainty 必定的事;毫无疑问的事 he was a cinch to take a prize. 他肯定会得奖。
(chiefly N. Amer.)a girth for a Western saddle or pack of a type used mainly in Mexico and the western US (主 北美)(主要用于墨西哥,美国西部的)一种类型的西部马鞍肚带
verb [with obj.](chiefly N. Amer.)(主 北美)
secure (a garment) with a belt 用带子系(衣服) ■fix (a saddle) securely by means of a girth; girth up (a horse) 用肚带系紧(马鞍);给(马)系上肚带
(informal)make certain of (非正式)确保 his advice cinched her decision to accept the offer. 他的劝告确保她决定接受提议。
语源
mid 19th cent. (in sense 2 of the noun): from Spanish cincha 'girth'