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• v. 休息；放松；使 ... 放松；放宽

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. & vt. (使)轻松

   make or become less active and worried

2. vt. & vi. (使)松弛; 放宽

   make or become less stiff or tight; make (effort or control) less severe

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. （使）放松，（使）休息，（使）轻松，（使）松懈
2. 放宽
3. （使）松弛
4. 使软弱无力
5. 缓和，减轻，减少
6. 变得不拘束、从容、不拘谨
7. 休养
8. 娱乐
9. 变得和蔼
10. 变得宽松
11. 松散
12. 通便
13. 宽慰
14. 镇定，冷静，变从容
15. 放心
16. 松开
17. 使懈怠

n. 名词

1. 放松

英英释义

Verb:

1. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease;

   "He relaxed in the hot tub"
   "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
   

2. make less taut;

   "relax the tension on the rope"
   

3. become loose or looser or less tight;

   "The noose loosened"
   "the rope relaxed"
   

4. cause to feel relaxed;

   "A hot bath always relaxes me"
   

5. become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner;

   "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"
   

6. make less severe or strict;

   "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
   

7. become less severe or strict;

   "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
   

8. make less active or fast;

   "He slackened his pace as he got tired"
   "Don't relax your efforts now"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. I just want to sit down and relax.
   我只想坐下休息会。
2. I felt my shoulders relax a little.
   我觉得我的肩膀放松了好多。
3. His muscles relaxed.
   他的肌肉松弛了。
4. A good massage will relax your tired muscles.
   舒服的按摩会让你疲惫的肌肉放松。
5. The music will help to relax you.
   音乐会使你感到轻松。
6. We could relax the procedure slightly in your case.
   我们可以根据你的情况通融一些。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. Relax when you dance.
   跳舞时要放松。
2. His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again.
   他的食指扣住扳机,然后又松开了。
3. He relaxed from his study.
   他学习懈怠了。
4. His face relaxed in a smile.
   他的表情在一笑中变轻松了。
5. We must not relax in our efforts.
   我们决不能放松努力。
6. She relaxed at the seashore.
   她在海边休养。
7. He lay back and let his eyes and mind relax.
   他向后躺下,让眼睛和脑子休息一下。
8. Let's stop working and relax for half an hour.
   让我们停工休息半小时。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. A good massage always relaxes me.
   有效的按摩总是使我放松。
2. Relax your muscles to rest them.
   松弛肌肉休息一下。
3. He went out for a walk and relaxed his mind.
   他出去散一会儿步,让脑子得到休息。
4. A smile relaxed his stern mouth.
   他一笑就使他那严峻的面孔舒展了。
5. You must not relax your efforts for a moment.
   你一刻也不能松劲。
6. You shouldn't relax your attention completely.
   你不应完全放松自己的注意力。
7. Don't relax your efforts because the examinations are over.
   不要因为考试完了就松劲。
8. We shouldn't relax our vigilance at any time.
   任何时候我们都不应该放松警惕。
9. That country relaxed its rigid immigration laws.
   那个国家把严格的移民法放宽了。
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10. The regulations can be relaxed only under unusual circumstances.
    这些条例只有在非常情况下才能放宽。

经典引文

• The heat relaxed my muscles.

  出自： J. Tyndall

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

relax in〔into〕 (v.+prep.)

因松弛或轻松下来而转入… show less stiffness and anxiety by having or changing into (sth such as an expression of feeling)

relax grip〔hold〕 on (v.+n.+prep.)

放松对…的控制 cease having or using power over (sb or sth)

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• relax one's attention 放松注意力
• relax one's grip 松开手
• relax one's hold 松开手
• relax the muscles 放松肌肉
• relax restrictions 放宽限制
• relax a rule 放宽一项规定
• relax one's vigilance 放松警惕

～+副词

• relax beneficially 有益地放松
• relax blissfully 极其快乐地放松
• relax completely 完全放松
• relax contentedly 满意地放松
• relax momentarily 顷刻间地放松
• relax refreshingly 使人精神爽快地放松
• relax restfully 平静地放松
• relax totally 全部地放松

～+介词

• relax at the seashore 在海边休养
• relax for half an hour 休息半小时
• relax in one's efforts 松劲
• relax into a smile (从拘谨〔紧张〕状态中)轻松地一笑

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. relax的基本意思是指“放松限制,紧张,牢固性或严格性”,既可指人,也可指物。
2. relax作“使轻松”解时,强调使人平静或解除疑虑,不紧张,可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

relax, loosen, slacken

• 这组词都有“放松”的意思。其区别是：
• relax指“放松限制,紧张,牢固性或严格性”; loosen应用的范围较广,可用于人或物从平时或暂时的束缚、限制中松开、解开; slacken则强调放松紧张或严格性的程度。

词源解说

• ☆ 1420年进入英语，直接源自古法语的relaxer；最初源自古典拉丁语的relaxare：re (往后） + laxare (放松，松下），意为放松，松开。

近反义词

【近义词】

• loosen 松开
• rest 剩余的部分
• ease 容易
• lessen 减少
• slacken 使松弛
• unwind 解开
• loosen up 放松肌肉
• slow down 减速
• unbend 伸直
• put your feet up 休息
• take it easy 别着急，别激动...
• have a break 休息
• chill out 冷静下来
• calm down （使)平静
• soften (使)变柔和
• relieve 救济
• alleviate 减轻
• let go 放开, 松手
• relent 变宽厚
• reduce 减少
• decrease 减少
• loll 懒洋洋地呆着、坐或站着(...
• diminish 减少
• lounge 休息室
• up 向上
• ease up 缓和
• loose 松的
• slack 松弛的
• unstrain 使放松
• decompress 缓缓排除压力...
• unlax 使 ... 放松
• slack up 松懈

【反义词】

• tense 紧张的
• tighten 使紧