1. easy用作副詞通常只用于某些特定的表達中。如:

Take it [things] easy. 別著急(慢慢來)。

Easy come, easy go. 來得容易去得快。

Easier said than done. 說來容易做來難。

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2. easily 的用法則很廣,除表示“容易地”、“輕而易舉地”外, 還可表示“無疑地”、“可能地”,可用于動詞之前或之后。如:

That can be done easily. 這很容易辦到。

Some children learn languages easily. 有些孩子學(xué)語言很容易。

Our team was easily beaten. 我們輕而易舉地被打敗。

I can easily finish the work. 我可以毫不費力地完成這工作。

The window shuts easily. 窗子很容易就關(guān)上了。

They could easily get to do the typing. 他們可以很容易地找到另一個姑娘來打字。

She is easily the cleverest girl in the class. 她無疑是這個班最聰明的女孩。

A skilled worker can perform the task easily. 熟練工人做這項工作很容易。

I’m on a diet, since I put on weight easily. 由于我很容易長胖,我現(xiàn)在在節(jié)食。

Not only did he speak more correctly, but he spoke more easily. 他不僅說得更正確,而且講得更不費勁了。