relax
verb uk/rɪˈlæks/ us/rɪˈlæks/
(PERSON)
B1 [ I or T ]（使）放松，（使）轻松;（使身体部位）松弛，放松
to (cause someone to) become less active and more calm and happy, or to (cause a part of the body to) become less stiff
After work she relaxed with a cup of tea and the newspaper. 下班后，她喝杯茶读着报纸放松放松。
A good massage will relax your tired muscles. 好好按摩一下会使你疲劳的肌肉放松。
He relaxed his grip on my arm (= he began to hold it less tightly). 他紧抓着我胳膊的手不再那么用力了。
- More examples
- She lay back in the dentist's chair and tried to relax.
- I was relaxing in the bath, having toiled away in the garden all afternoon.
- After work, they relaxed by going to the pub.
- Don't tense your shoulders, just relax.
- I like to relax with a pipe of an evening.
(RULE)
[ T ]放宽；放松；削弱；减轻
to make a rule or control less severe
Two weeks after the police relaxed security at the airports, there was a bomb attack. 警方放松了对机场采取的安全措施两周后就发生了一起炸弹袭击事件。
Idiom
relax your grip/holdidiom 放宽控制；放松约束
to start to control something less
The Mafia has relaxed its grip on local businesses. 黑手党放宽了对当地商家的控制。