relax
vi. 放松, 松懈, 松弛, 变从容, 休息, 休养 vt. 使松弛, 缓和, 使松懈, 使休息
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词形变化
教材释义与例句
放松，休息；松懈，松弛；变从容；休养
to rest or do something that is enjoyable, especially after you have been working
放松；使休息；使松弛；缓和；使松懈
I just want to sit down and relax.
我只想坐下来休息一下。
What Robyn needed was a drink to relax her.
萝宾需要的是喝一杯放松放松。
A hot bath should help to relax you.
洗个热水澡可以帮助你放松下来。
释义与例句
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1.
To make something loose.
松开
放松
及物to relax a rope or cord
to relax the muscles or sinews
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2.
To make something loose.
To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
过时 及物An aperient relaxes the bowels.
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3.
To become loose.
放松下来
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4.
To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.
及物Amusement relaxes the mind.
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5.
To rest and become relieved of stress.
松弛
不及物I like to relax by listening to music.
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6.
To make something less severe or tense.
缓解
缓和
及物to relax discipline
to relax one's attention or endeavours
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7.
To become less severe or tense.
缓解
缓和
不及物Tensions between the two countries have relaxed somewhat in recent weeks.
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8.
To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
缓和
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9.
To become more lenient.
不及物
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxāre (“relax, loosen, open”), from re- (“back”) + laxāre (“loosen”), from laxus (“loose, free”). By surface analysis, re- + lax (“open, free, loose”).
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