relax

[ri'læks]

v.休息, 放松, 使 ... 放松, 放宽

vt.

1. 使松弛, 使松懈, 放松

He lagged far behind his classmates because he had relaxed his efforts.

他因为放松了努力, 故远远落后于班里同学。

2. 缓和; 放宽; 减轻

The judge relaxed the rules.

法官放宽了规则。

3. 使轻松; 使休息

She relaxed her mind by listening to music.

她听听音乐使大脑得到休息。

vi.

1. 松弛, 松懈, 放松

His muscles relaxed.

他的肌肉放松了。

2. 缓和; 放宽; 减轻

The heat did not relax until midnight.

直到半夜, 炎热才缓解。

3. 变得不拘谨; 变得和蔼; 变得宽松

His manner relaxed.

他变得随和了。

4. 松散; 休息

He took a glass of beer and relaxed after a day's work.

一天工作下来, 他喝杯啤酒轻松一下。

5. 通便

词形变化

形容词: relaxable | 动词过去式: relaxed | 动词过去分词: relaxed | 动词现在分词: relaxing | 动词第三人称单数: relaxes |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.放松

rest  loosen  ease up  

同义参见:

relieve  alleviate  relent  ease  lounge  loll  lessen  unbend  soften  

反义:

vt.vi.(使)松弛; 缓和

tighten  

反义参见:

labor  strain  brace  

英英释义

动词 relax:

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

同义词：loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down

make less tight

同义词：unbend

become loose or looser or less tight

同义词：loosen, loose

cause to feel relaxed

同义词：unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed

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

同义词：loosen up

make less severe or strict

同义词：loosen

become less severe or strict

同义词：loosen

make less active or fast

同义词：slack, slacken, slack up

补充

relaxrelax英:[riˈlæks] 美:[rɪˈlæks]vt. & vi.1.(使)轻松Relax when you dance.跳舞时要放松。A good massage always relaxes me.有效的按摩总是使我放松。2.(使)松弛; 放宽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。We shouldn't relax our vigilance at any time.任何时候我们都不应该放松警惕。

例句

1. As the drug took effect his muscles slowly relaxed.随着药力发挥作用, 他的肌肉慢慢松弛了下来。 2. His face relaxes into a contented smile.他的脸放松下来, 露出一个满意的微笑。 3. His grip on the handle relaxed.他握着把手的手松开了。 4. Rules governing student conduct relaxed somewhat in recent years.近些年来, 约束学生行为的规定有所放宽。 5. relax! Everything's fine.放心！一切安好。 6. I relax listening to music.我听音乐来放松一下。 7. Do something that you know relaxes you.做点你知道会让你放松的事情。 8. Soft music helps to relax the mind.轻柔的音乐有助于放松身心。 9. He gradually relaxed his grip.他抓紧的手慢慢松开了。 10. Massage is used to relax the muscles.按摩被用于放松肌肉。 11. They've relaxed the rules on bringing alcohol into the country.他们放宽了关于带酒进入该国的规定。 12. Some analysts believe that the government soon will begin relaxing economic controls.一些分析家认为政府将很快开始放宽经济管控。 13. How much can the President relax his grip over the nation?总统能在多大程度上放松对国家的把控呢？ 14. relax your muscles before starting to run.起跑前应将肌肉放松。 15. The regulations are to be relaxed in the near future.这些规章在近期内即将放宽。 16. I need a cup of tea to relax myself.我需要喝杯茶使自己轻松一下。 17. It is of great importance to relax the bowels every day.每天使大便通畅是非常重要的。 18. His muscle did not relax in the least.他的肌肉一点也没放松。 19. The school discipline tends to relax a bit before summer holidays.学校纪律在放暑假之前总是有些松弛。 20. I can't relax until I know you have arrived safe and sound.我只有知道你平安到达才能放心。 21. He told me to relax a few days before going back to work.他告诉我在返回工作岗位之前先歇几天。 22. [no obj.]he relaxed and smiled confidently.他放松下来，面露自信的笑容。 23. [as adj. relaxing]a relaxing holiday.让人放松的假日。 24. the team relax with a lot of skiing.运动队进行大量滑雪活动使队员轻松愉快。 25. relax the leg by bringing the knee towards the chest.将膝盖靠近胸口使腿部放松。 26. the ministry relaxed some of the restrictions.该部放宽了一些限制。 27. This holiday will give you a chance to relax.这个假期会让你有机会轻松一下。 28. They spent the evening relaxing in front of the television.他们这一晚在电视机前轻松度过。 29. relax -- everything's going to be OK!放心好了，一切都不会有问题的！ 30. A hot bath will relax you after a hard day's work.经过一天辛劳工作，洗个热水浴会使你轻松舒畅。 31. Don't relax your grip on the rope!抓紧绳子别松手！ 32. Her grip on my hand relaxed [=loosened] only after the roller coaster had come to a complete stop.直到过山车彻底停稳，她才松开了我的手。 33. The muscles in my neck and shoulders should relax after a nice hot shower.舒舒服服洗个热水澡之后，我脖子和肩膀上的肌肉就应该放松了。 34. "When the roller coaster stopped, she relaxed [=loosened] her grip on my hand."过山车停下后，她松开了我的手。 35. A hot shower relaxed the tight muscles in my neck and shoulders.洗了个热水澡，我脖子和肩膀上的紧张肌肉放松了下来。 36. Winter has finally relaxed its grip on the country.这个国家的冬天终于过去了。 37. I can't relax with all this noise!这噪声真让我无法放松！ 38. "Just relax, there's nothing to worry about."别紧张，没什么可担心的。 39. Try to relax and enjoy the ride.尽量放松点，享受这兜风的乐趣吧。 40. After work I like to come home and relax [=unwind] for a while in front of the television.下班后，我喜欢回家看看电视放松一会儿。 41. She likes to relax with a glass of wine [=to have a glass of wine] before bed.她喜欢睡前喝杯葡萄酒，放松一下身心。 42. The commission has voted to relax industry regulations/restrictions/standards.委员会投票决定放宽行业规定/限制/标准。 43. Fashion rules have relaxed a lot in recent years.近年来，时尚规则已宽松了许多。 44. We mustn't relax our vigilance for a moment!我们一刻也不能放松警惕！