释义 |
unˈtense, v. [un-2 3, 7.] trans. and intr. To render or become less tense or rigid; to relax.
1970N. Fleming Czech Point i. 7, I hooked my ski⁓sticks on to the T-bar and with some difficulty untensed my leg muscles. 1970E. Tidyman Shaft (1971) i. 10 Anderozzi untensed: Shaft wasn't going to run. 1976A. J. Russell Pour Hemlock vii. 72 She untensed and started walking again. 1978Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Dec. 1406/4 The triplets helped Tomlinson to un-tense his diction. |