释义 |
Adjective: relaxing ru'laksing- Affording physical or mental rest
- restful, reposeful Verb: relax ri'laks- Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
"He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" - loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down - Make less taut
"relax the tension on the rope" - unbend - Become loose or looser or less tight
"the rope relaxed" - loosen, loose - Cause to feel relaxed
"A hot bath always relaxes me" - unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed - Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
"our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group" - loosen up - Make less severe or strict
"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" - loosen - Become less severe or strict
"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" - loosen - Make less active or fast
"Don't relax your efforts now" - slack, slacken, slack up
See also: relaxant, relaxation, relaxer, slumberous, slumbrous Type of: act, affect, alter, behave, change, change state, decrease, do, lessen, loose, loosen, minify, modify, turn, weaken Antonym: tense Encyclopedia: Relax Relax, Take it Easy Relax, Take It Easy Relaxing |