cinch

cinch
noun
  1. (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。
  2. (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)
  1. 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
  2. (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
  1. mid 19th cent. (in sense 2 of the noun): from Spanish cincha 'girth'
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