1. 用来提醒对方注意或小心，意为：注意；小心点! 如：Take it easy； the road is icy. 小心点，路上有冰。"Take it easy"，said Jim to the other boys carrying the table down the stairs. 吉姆对抬桌子下楼的其 他男孩们说“小心点”。
2. 用来规劝对方要有耐心、不要操之过急，意为：别急；慢慢来。如：Take it easy； we’ve got plenty of time. 别急，我们有的是时间。Take it easy on John and don’t scold him too much. 对约翰不要操之过急，别过分责骂他。
3. 用来劝告对方保持平静，不要慌张，意为：别慌；别紧张。如：Take it easy when you are on the stage. 上台不要紧张。Just take it easy and tell us exactly what happened. 别慌，告诉我们到底发生了什么事!
4. 表示轻松舒服地过日子，不太劳累或太辛苦，意为：轻松轻松；休息休息；别太劳累；过悠闲舒服的生活。如：Your blood pressure is still not normal. You’ll have to take things easy for a while. 你的血压还不正常，一段时间内不能太劳累。I have an afternoon off today. I think I shall sit in the garden and take it easy. 我今天下午歇班，想到花园里坐坐，休息休息。Grandfather will retire from his job next year and take it easy. 祖父明年就要退休过悠闲的生活了。
5. 表示：松劲；懒散。如：We must not take it easy, though we have had good harvest several years running. 虽然连续几年丰收，可是我们决不能松劲。
6. 用于告别，表示：再见；慢走；保重。如：注意：take it [things] easy 是习语，其中的easy 用作副词，注意不要用 easily 代替 easy。