relax
v. (使)放松,(使)松弛; 放心; 放宽
If you relax or if something relaxes you, you feel more calm and less worried or tense.
I ought to relax and stop worrying about it...
我应该放松一下,不要再担心它了。
For the first time since his arrival he relaxed slightly...
自从他来了之后这是他第一次稍微放松一点儿。
When a part of your body relaxes, or when you relax it, it becomes less stiff or firm.
Massage is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation...
按摩可以使肌肉放松,缓解压力和促进血液循环。
His face relaxes into a contented smile.
他面部肌肉放松下来,露出了满意的微笑。
If you relax your grip or hold on something, you hold it less tightly than before.
He gradually relaxed his grip on the arms of the chair.
他紧握椅子扶手的手逐渐松开了。
If you relax a rule or your control over something, or if it relaxes, it becomes less firm or strong.
Rules governing student conduct relaxed somewhat in recent years...
近年来约束学生行为的规定有所放宽。
How much can the President relax his grip over the nation?...
总统可以对国家的控制放松到什么样的程度?
1. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease;
2. make less tight;
3. become loose or looser or less tight;
4. cause to feel relaxed;
5. become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner;
6. make less severe or strict;
7. become less severe or strict;
8. make less active or fast;
The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax.
当大家开始放松的时候,这一男一女就开始交往了.
I didn't know what I had expected of him , and I had taken no chances with him, but now I found that I could relax a little.
起初我摸不清他的底,因此对他一直存有戒心, 而我现在可以放心一些了.
The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little.
政府发现略微放宽审查是可取的.
The government is under pressure to relax censorship regulations.
政府受到压力,被要求放宽审查制度.
It's sheer paradise to relax in a hot bath after a hard day's work.
一天的辛苦工作之后在热水浴缸中松弛一下真是最大的享受.