relax
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you relax or if something relaxes you, you feel more calm and less worried or tense. 使放心; 放心
I ought to relax and stop worrying about it. 我應該放心，不再爲它擔憂。
2. V-T/V-I When a part of your body relaxes, or when you relax it, it becomes less stiff or firm. 使放松; 放松
Massage is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation. 按摩可用於放松肌肉、減輕壓力和促進血液循環。
3. V-T If you relax your grip or hold on something, you hold it less tightly than before. 松開
He gradually relaxed his grip on the arms of the chair. 他漸漸松開了那把椅子的一對扶手。
4. V-T/V-I If you relax a rule or your control over something, or if it relaxes, it becomes less firm or strong. 放松 (槼定或控制); 變寬松
Rules governing student conduct have relaxed somewhat in recent years. 琯理學生操行的槼定最近幾年已經稍微變得寬松了。
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relax /rɪˈlæks/ (relaxing,relaxed,relaxes)
剑桥词典
- She lay back in the dentist's chair and tried to relax.
- I was relaxing in the bath , having toiled away in the garden all afternoon .
- After work , they relaxed by going to the pub .
- Don't tense your shoulders , just relax.
- I like to relax with a pipe of an evening .
relax verb (PERSON)
[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to (cause someone to) become less active and more calm and happy , or to (cause a part of the body to) become less stiff
（使）放松，（使）輕松；（使身躰部位）松弛，放松
After work she relaxed with a cup of tea and the newspaper . 下班後，她喝盃茶讀著報紙放松放松。
A good massage will relax your tired muscles . 好好按摩一下會使你疲勞的肌肉放松。
He relaxed his grip on my arm (= he began to hold it less tightly ). 他緊抓著我胳膊的手不再那麽用力了。
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relax verb (RULE)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to make a rule or control less severe
放寬；放松；削弱；減輕
Two weeks after the police relaxed security at the airports , there was a bomb attack . 警方放松了對機場採取的安全措施兩周後就發生了一起炸彈襲擊事件。