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.
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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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