relax
英[rɪ'læks]
美[rɪ'læks]
- vi. 放松，休息；松懈，松弛；变从容；休养
- vt. 放松；使休息；使松弛；缓和；使松懈
英英释意
- 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 tight;
- "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"