| 单词 | relaxation |
| 释义 | relaxation (once / 1361 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n The noun relaxation describes the act of making something less strict. If your boss announces a relaxation of the company dress code, that means lots of happy people will be wearing jeans to work. Relaxation carries many shades of meaning. It can describe being free from responsibility, like a relaxation of your usual obligations that comes while you're on vacation. The feeling of rest and peacefulness that can come from this freedom is also called relaxation. It comes from Latin: re- means "again," laxare means "loosen," and the suffix -ation means "the state of." So relaxation is the state of loosening something again. WORD FAMILYrelaxation: relaxations+/relax: relaxant, relaxation, relaxed, relaxer, relaxes, relaxing/relaxant: relaxants/relaxed: relaxedly, unrelaxed/relaxer: relaxers/relaxing: relaxingly USAGE EXAMPLESAn excellent value with Dutch style and British humor, the Hoxton Amsterdam hits the sweet spot by balancing a hip vibe and relaxation. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) “Now, instead of stressing about buying presents, I place more importance on relaxation and family time and I look forward to Christmas much more.” The Guardian(Dec 12, 2016) He said Monday was for relaxation, as well as Tuesday. Washington Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1 1n freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) Syn|Hypo|Hyper ease, repose, rest bed rest, bedrest confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) lazinessrelaxed and easy activity lie-ina long stay in bed in the morning dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, sleepingquiet and inactive restfulness leisurefreedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity vegetationinactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life vacationingthe act of taking a vacation inactivity being inactive; being less active 2n a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry Syn|Hypo|Hyper easiness dreaminess, languor a relaxed comfortable feeling quietness, quietude, tranquility, tranquillity a state of peace and quiet 3n the act of making less strict Syn|Hyper liberalisation, liberalization alleviation, easement, easing, relief the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) 4n an occurrence of control or strength weakening 2the relaxation of requirements Syn|Hypo|Hyper loosening, slackening thaw a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile weakening becoming weaker n (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers 3Hyper growth, increase, increment a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important n (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance 4Syn|Hyper relaxation behavior exponential decay, exponential return a decrease that follows an exponential function n a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount Syn|Hyper relaxation method mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods |
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