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TOEFL BNC: 2535 COCA: 2861

relax

Word family 
re·lax /rɪˈlæks/ ●●● S3 W3 AWL verb  
1  rest 休息 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]RELAXED to rest or do something that is enjoyable, especially after you have been working 放松；休息
 I just want to sit down and relax.
我只想坐下来休息一下。
 What Robyn needed was a drink to relax her.
萝宾需要的是喝一杯放松放松。
 A hot bath should help to relax you.
洗个热水澡可以帮助你放松下来。
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2  become calm 变得平静 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to become quiet and calm after you have been upset or nervous, or to make someone do this 放心，镇定；宽慰，使冷静
 Once out of danger, he started to relax.
一脱离危险，他就开始放心了。
 Relax! Everything’s fine.
放松点！ 一切都很好。
3  muscle 肌肉 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LOOSE if you relax a part of your body or it relaxes, it becomes less stiff or less tight （使）松弛，放松
 Gentle exercise can relax stiff shoulder muscles.
和缓的运动可以使僵硬的肩部肌肉放松。
4  rules/laws 规章/法律STRICT [transitiveT] to make a rule or law less strict 放宽
relax rules/regulations/controls
 Hughes believes that immigration controls should not be relaxed.
休斯认为不应放宽移民管制。
5  relax your hold/grip 
a) LOOSEto hold something less tightly than before 松开手
relax your hold/grip on
 He relaxed his grip on my arm.
他松开了抓着我胳膊的手。
b) STRICTto become less strict in the way you control something 放宽管制
relax your hold/grip on
 The party has no intention of relaxing its hold on the country.
这个政党无意放松其对国家的控制。
Examples from the Corpus
relax your hold/grip• Weeping with merriment, gleeful through and through, she never relaxed her grip.• When he tries to say something I relax my grip.• Then with excruciating slowness he relaxed his hold, allowing her to back away a pace.• The pilots cautiously relaxed their grip and let their muscles slacken.• He relaxed his grip on the mug, rolled his sleeves down, pushed his chair back.• Never for one moment does this shimmering, simmering emotional desert storm of a film relax its grip on your senses.• But attitudes of this kind took time to gain the upper hand: the past relaxed its grip only slowly.
6. relax your concentration/vigilance etc ATTENTIONto reduce the amount of attention you give to something 使注意力松懈/放松警惕等
Examples from the Corpus
relax your concentration/vigilance etc• Once they lose those bright feathers they can afford to relax their vigilance.• Take care not to relax your concentration on the way up. 2.• I forced myself to open my fingers, to relax my vigilance, to fall asleep.
 THESAURUS
relax to rest or do something that is enjoyable after you have been working 〔工作后〕放松；休息
In the evenings, I like to relax with some music and a nice meal.
入夜时分，我喜欢听听音乐，吃顿丰盛的晚餐，放松一下。
In two weeks’ time I’ll be relaxing on a beach in Greece.
两周后，我就将在希腊的海滩上享受惬意了。
rest to stop working or stop being active, and sit down or lie down so that you become less tired 〔工作或活动时〕休息
If you’re tired, we’ll stop and rest for a while.
要是你累的话，我们就停下来休息一会儿。
The doctor told me to take some time off work and try to rest.
医生要我请几天假，尽量休息。
unwind to gradually relax after you have been working hard or feeling anxious 〔在劳累工作或紧张焦虑之后〕放松，松弛
It had been a bad day and he just wanted to get home and unwind.
这一天很糟，他只想回家放松一下。
nSet in spectacular countryside, the Shiga Hotel is the perfect place to unwind.
take it/things easy to relax and not do very much, especially after working very hard or being ill 〔尤指在辛苦工作或病后〕放松，休息
Now that you’ve finished your exams, you can take it easy.
既然考试结束，你可以休息了。
The doctor said he’ll have to take things easy for while.
医生说他得休息一阵子。
put your feet up informal to rest for a short time after a tiring activity, especially by sitting with your feet resting on something 〔尤指搁起脚〕休息
Kate poured herself a drink and put her feet up.
凯特给自己倒了杯喝的，然后搁起脚休息。
When you’re pregnant and doing a full-time job, you must find time to put your feet up.
要是怀孕了还要做全职工作，就必须找时间休息。
chill out/chill informal to relax completely, or stop worrying and getting annoyed about things – used mainly by young people 放松；冷静〔主要为年轻人使用〕
We spent the day chilling out by the pool.
我们一整天都待在泳池边休息。
Hey dude, chill out! It’s only a car!
嗨，朋友，别紧张！不过是辆汽车而已！
nIt’s a great place to chill out.
Let’s go back to my place and chill.
去我家放松放松。
n loosen up informal to become more relaxed and stop worrying about things
I keep telling Mum that she needs to loosen up a bit.
Tom had had a few drinks and was beginning to loosen up.
nput somebody at ease/make somebody feel at ease to make someone feel relaxed, especially in a situation in which they might feel a little nervous
A good interviewer will try to make you feel at ease.
His friendly manner always puts people at their ease.
Examples from the Corpus
relax• Drink this. It will help you relax.• At the sound of her voice, something in me relaxed.• The cockpit crew, including Joe who had never been in a gale before in his life, began to relax.• Take a deep breath, and relax.• Just sit back and relax, and enjoy the music.• Trained staff will look after your children, so that you can relax and enjoy yourself.• They had a lovely weekend, relaxing and lying by the pool.• We sat and relaxed for an hour, or two.• For heaven's sake Keith, will you just sit down and relax for five minutes!• What Robin needed was a good drink to relax her.• The drink relaxed him so much he fell asleep.• Local residents are protesting against plans to relax laws controlling pub opening hours.• Just wait! In two weeks' time I'll be relaxing on a beach in Greece.• In the evening the aim is to relax the body.• Postponement, says Kohl, is unacceptable, but so is relaxing the rules of entry.• The government proposes to relax the rules on bringing pets into the country.• Meditation relaxes you and makes you feel more healthy.• Hey, relax, you're going to be all right.
relax rules/regulations/controls• Several new relaxations were announced, and the intention to continue relaxing controls as circumstances permitted was reaffirmed.• Last September the Government relaxed rules on foreign workers coming to Britain to combat skills shortages.
From Longman Business Dictionary
relaxre·lax /rɪˈlæks/ verb
relax rules/laws/restrictions etc to make rules etc less strict
The country decided to relax its rules on the foreign ownership of its airlines.
Many employers are taking steps toward relaxed dress codes (=being allowed to dress informally at work) .
Origin relax
(1300-1400) Latin relaxare “to loosen”, from laxus “loose”
re·lax verb →THESAURUS1
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TOEFL BNC: 2535 COCA: 2861
relax

verb

ADVERB | VERB + RELAX | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤completely, fully, totally完全放鬆；徹底放鬆▸➤a little, slightly稍微／稍加放鬆▸➤just, simply且請放鬆◇Just relax and take it easy.且請放鬆，不要緊張。➤gradually, slowly逐漸／慢慢放鬆◇He gradually relaxed and began to enjoy himself.他逐漸放鬆了下來，開始享受樂趣。➤immediately, instantly立即放鬆◇She instantly relaxed at the sight of him.一見到他，她馬上就放鬆了下來。➤consciously有意識地放鬆◇She realized how tense she was and consciously relaxed.她發覺自己很緊張，於是有意識地放鬆了一下。➤visibly明顯放鬆VERB + RELAX➤begin to開始放鬆▸➤try to盡量放鬆◇Just try to relax completely.盡量徹底放鬆一下。➤learn to學着放鬆▸➤help sb (to)幫助某人舒緩情緒◇Use music to help you relax.聽聽音樂來舒緩一下情緒。➤make sb讓某人放鬆▸➤appear to, seem to顯得／似乎放鬆◇Julie seems to be relaxing a little now.朱莉現在似乎放鬆一點兒了。PREPOSITION➤against倚着⋯休息一下◇Jenna relaxed against the pillows.詹娜倚着枕頭放鬆了一會兒。➤into變得輕鬆而呈⋯◇His severe expression relaxed into a half-smile.他一改嚴肅的表情，露出了一絲笑容。➤on在⋯上休息◇He was relaxing on the couch with a book.他拿着一本書在沙發上放鬆一下。PHRASES➤lie back and relax, sit back and relax休息放鬆一下▸➤relax and enjoy sth/yourself, relax and unwind放鬆下來欣賞⋯／享受樂趣；放鬆一下
TOEFL BNC: 2535 COCA: 2861
relax verb
⇨ relax 1 (Relax! Everything is OK.) ⇨ relax 2 (relax your muscles/grip) ⇨ rest (Relax and enjoy the movie.)relax1

verb

 Relax! Everything will be OK. 别着急！一切都会好的。relax your muscles/grip 放松你的肌肉；松开手relax ♦︎ calm down ♦︎ pull yourself together ♦︎ coolThese words all mean to become calmer. 这些词均表示冷静下来、镇定。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆things calm down / cool off■ relax [intransitive] to become calmer and less worried 冷静；放心；镇定◆I'll only relax when I know you're safe.只有知道你安然无恙我才会放心。◆Relax! Everything will be OK.别着急！一切都会好的。   see also relax ⇨ rest verb ■ ˌcalm ˈdown

phrasal verb

to become calm 平静；镇静；冷静◆Look, calm down! We'll find her.喂，镇静一点！我们会找到她的。◆We waited until things calmed down.我们等着，直到一切都恢复了平静。NOTE 辨析 Relax or calm down?People can relax; people or a situation can calm down. To relax is to stop feeling worried. Calm down is more about behaviour than feelings: you may still feel worried, but you manage to behave in a calm way in spite of your feelings. * relax可指人精神放松，calm down可指人或局势平静下来。relax指不再担心，calm down更侧重行为表现而非感受－可能仍感到担心，但设法以冷静的方式行事，而不受当时情感的影响。■ ˌpull yourself toˈgether

phrasal verb

to take control of your feelings and behave in a calm way 使自己镇定自若；使自己冷静下来◆Stop crying and pull yourself together.别哭了，振作起来。■ cool [intransitive] to become calmer, less excited or less enthusiastic 冷静下来；镇静下来；冷淡下来◆I think we should wait until tempers have cooled.我认为我们应该等到怒火平息了再说。◆Relations between them have definitely cooled (= they are not friendly with each other as they were).他们之间的关系明显冷淡了。◆Let things cool off for a while.让事情冷静一段时间。◆I think you should wait until she's cooled down a little.我想你应该等她冷静一点。ⓘ Tempers, passions and relations can cool; things can cool off; people can cool down. * cool的主语可以是temper、passion和relations，cool off的主语可以是things，cool down的主语是人。relax2

verb

 Relax! Everything will be OK. 别着急！一切都会好的。relax your muscles/grip 放松你的肌肉；松开手relax ♦︎ loosen ♦︎ release ♦︎ slackenThese words all mean to remove sth from a fixed position, or make sth less tight. 这些词均表示松开、放松。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to relax / loosen / release / slacken your grip / hold◆to relax / loosen / release your muscles◆to loosen / slacken a knot / tie / belt◆to relax / loosen / release (sth) slowly / gradually◆to relax / loosen / slacken (sth) slightly■ relax [intransitive, transitive](of a part of the body) to become less tight or stiff; to make a part of the body less tight or stiff; to hold sb/sth less tightly （身体部位）放松；使（身体部位）放松；松开（手）◆Allow your muscles to relax completely.让你的肌肉完全放松。◆The massage relaxed my tense back muscles.按摩让我背部紧张的肌肉松弛下来。◆He relaxed his grip on her arm.他松开了抓着她胳膊的手。 OPP tighten , tense ⇨ tighten ■ loosen ˈluːsn [intransitive, transitive] to become or make sth less tight or firmly fixed; to make hair or a piece of clothing loose, when it has been tied or fastened; to hold sb/sth less tightly （使）放松，变松；解开，松开（头发或衣服）；松开（手）◆The rope holding the boat had loosened.系船的绳子松了。◆First loosen the nuts, then take off the wheel.先松开螺母，然后卸下车轮。◆She loosened her hair so that it fell over her shoulders.她把头发松开垂到肩上。◆He loosened his grip and let her go.他松手放开了她。 OPP tighten ⇨ tighten ■ release [transitive] (rather formal) to remove sth from a fixed position, allowing sth else to move or function; to make sth less tight 松开，拉开（使能活动或运行）；放松◆Now release the clutch and move away from the kerb.现在松开离合器，驶离路边。◆You need to release the tension in these shoulder muscles.你需要放松这些肩部肌肉。ⓘ Release is often used to talk about moving parts of a piece of machinery from a fixed position. * release常指将机械的活动部件从固定位置松开◆to release a catch / a screw / a nut / the clutch / the brakes松开锁扣／螺丝／螺母／离合器／刹车When release is used to talk about making sth less tight or tense, it usually refers to energy, aggression, emotion or tension in the body, or your grip on sth. * release用于指放松、使不紧张时，常与energy、aggression、emotion或tension搭配，或与grip搭配。 ■ slacken [intransitive, transitive] (especially written) to become or make sth become less tight （使）变得松弛◆His grip slackened and she pulled away from him.他抓得不那么紧了，她顺势挣脱开来。◆He slackened the ropes slightly.他把绳子稍稍放松一些。 OPP tighten ⇨ tighten
TOEFL BNC: 2535 COCA: 2861
relax
To rest, relax or do nothing: sit back, rest, relax...
To be, or to become calm and stop worrying: chillax, calm down, relax...
Relating to muscles and tendons: cartilaginous, contract, motor...
To loosen or tighten: loosen, unwind, slacken...
Creating, amending and abolishing laws: abolish, abrogate, amend...
Hairdressers and hairdressing: backcomb, barbershop, blow-dry...

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