- Relax is a verb that describes feeling less stressed out or tense. If you want to relax after a crazy day at school, you might watch TV, take a nap, or do yoga to help you unwind.
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- vi. 放松;松懈
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1. Just relax and enjoy the movie.
休息休息,看看电影吧。
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2. I'll only relax when I know you're safe.
我只有知道你安然无恙才会放心。
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3. Relax! Everything will be OK.
别着急!一切都会好的。
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4. The massage relaxed my tense back muscles.
按摩使得我背部紧张的肌肉松弛下来。
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5. He relaxed his gripon her arm.
他本来抓着她的胳膊,现在松开了手。
- relax (v.) late 14c., "to make (something) less compact or dense," from Old French relaschier "set free; soften; reduce" (14c.), from Latin relaxare "relax, loosen, open, stretch out, widen again; make loose," from re- "back" (see re-) + laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (from PIE root *sleg- "be slack, be languid"). Of persons, "to become less formal," from 1837. Meaning "decrease tension" is from early 15c.; intransitive sense of "to become less tense" is recorded from 1935. Related: Relaxed; relaxing.
relax ★ AWL / rɪˈlæks ; NAmE rɪˈlæks / verb 1 ★ [intransitive ] to rest while you are doing sth enjoyable, especially after work or effort 放松;休息 SYN unwind ◆ Just relax and enjoy the movie. 休息休息,看看电影吧。 ◆ I'm going to spend the weekend just relaxing. 这个周末,我什么也不干,就是休息。 relaxwith sth ◆ When I get home from work I like to relax with the newspaper. 我下班回到家里,喜欢看看报纸,放松一下。 2 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] relax(sb) to become or make sb become calmer and less worried 宽慰;(使)冷静,放心,镇定 ◆ I'll only relax when I know you're safe. 我只有知道你安然无恙才会放心。 ◆ Relax! Everything will be OK. 别着急!一切都会好的。 3 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to become or make sth become less tight or stiff (使)放松,松懈;松开 ◆ Allow your muscles to relax completely. 让你的肌肉完全放松。 relaxsth ◆ The massage relaxed my tense back muscles. 按摩使得我背部紧张的肌肉松弛下来。 ◆ He relaxed his gripon her arm. 他本来抓着她的胳膊,现在松开了手。 ◆ ( figurative) The dictator refuses to relax his grip on power. 独裁者拒绝放松对权力的控制。 4 ★ [transitive ] relaxsth to allow rules, laws, etc. to become less strict 放宽(限制等) ◆ The council has relaxed the ban on dogs in city parks. 委员会已经放宽了对带狗到市内公园里去的禁令。 5 [transitive ] relaxsth to allow your attention or effort to become weaker 放松精神(或思想) ◆ You cannot afford to relax your concentration for a moment. 你必须集中精力,一刻都不能松懈。 relax relaxes relaxed relaxing relax / rɪˈlæks ; NAmE rɪˈlæks /
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