Picture something that was pulled tight going slack: a clenched fist opening, a rope losing its tension. Everything this verb covers is that one move — tightness easing off. What is tight can be a muscle, a mood, a grip, a rule, or your attention.

可以想成:原本被拉緊的東西鬆了下來——握緊的拳頭張開,繃著的繩子失去張力。這個動詞的所有用法都是同一個動作:緊的東西變鬆。差別只在「緊的是什麼」:可能是一條肌肉、一種心情、一隻手的握力、一條規定,或是你的注意力。

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原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

relaxverb/ɹɪˈlæks/

  • 1

    To make something loose.

    • to relax a rope or cord
    • to relax the muscles or sinews
  • 2

    datedTo make something loose.

    • An aperient relaxes the bowels.
  • 3

    To become loose.

  • 4

    To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.

    • Amusement relaxes the mind.
  • 5

    To rest and become relieved of stress.

    • I like to relax by listening to music.
    • I relax in the living room.
  • 6

    To make something less severe or tense.

    • to relax discipline
    • to relax one's attention or endeavours
  • 7

    To become less severe or tense.

    • Tensions between the two countries have relaxed somewhat in recent weeks.
  • 8

    To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.

    • The statute of mortmain[…] was at several times relaxed by the legislature.
    • The Court rejected the contention that the doctrine of sovereign immunity should be relaxed as inapplicable to suits for specific relief as distinguished from damage suits, saying: "The Government, as representative of the community as a whole, cannot be stopped in its tracks by any plaintiff who presents a disputed question of property or contract right."
另外 1 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    To become more lenient.

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