relax

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make something loose. transitive
    — to relax a rope or cord
  2. To make something loose.; To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open. dated,transitive
    — An aperient relaxes the bowels.
  3. To become loose. intransitive
  4. To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down. transitive
    — Amusement relaxes the mind.
  5. To rest and become relieved of stress. intransitive
    — I like to relax by listening to music.
  6. To make something less severe or tense. transitive
    — to relax discipline
  7. To become less severe or tense. intransitive
    — Tensions between the two countries have relaxed somewhat in recent weeks.
  8. To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient. transitive
    — The statute of mortmain[…] was at several times relaxed by the legislature.
  9. To become more lenient. intransitive

词形变化

relaxes present,singular,third-person relaxing participle,present relaxed participle,past relaxed past

词汇关系

反义词
stress excite
衍生词
chillax overrelax prerelax relaxable relaxacon relaxase relaxative relaxin relaxion relaxographic relaxography relaxometry relaxosome underrelax unlax
相关词
relaxation

词源

From Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxāre (“relax, loosen, open”), from re- (“back”) + laxāre (“loosen”), from laxus (“loose, free”). By surface analysis, re- + lax (“open, free, loose”).
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