relax
音标发音
- 英式音标 [rɪˈlæks]
- 美式音标 [rɪˈlæks]
- 国际音标 [ri'læks]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vi. 放松，休息；松懈，松弛；变从容；休养
- vt. 放松；使休息；使松弛；缓和；使松懈
词源解说
- 1420年进入英语，直接源自古法语的relaxer；最初源自古典拉丁语的relaxare：re (往后） + laxare (放松，松下），意为放松，松开。
词根记忆
- re(一再) + lax(松弛的)→(使)松弛
- re(一再) + lax(放松)→一再放松→(使)放松
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- relaxed：松懈的，放松的；悠闲的，自在的；不严格的，不拘束的。
- relaxant：放松的，[医]弛缓的。
- n性质的同根词
- relaxation：放松；缓和；消遣。
- relaxant：弛缓药。
- relaxer：松弛机；放松者。
- v性质的同根词
- relaxed：relax的过去式和过去分词。
用法辨析
- relax的基本意思是指“放松限制,紧张,牢固性或严格性”,既可指人,也可指物。
- relax作“使轻松”解时,强调使人平静或解除疑虑,不紧张,可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- Relax when you dance.
跳舞时要放松。 - A good massage always relaxes me.
有效的按摩总是使我放松。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)
用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.
词组短语
- relax one 's vigilance 放松警惕
- relax the muscles 放松肌肉
- relax restrictions 放宽限制
- relax a rule 放宽一项规定
- relax beneficially 有益地放松
- relax blissfully 极其快乐地放松
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
～+副词
英英字典
- (PERSON) to (cause someone to) become less active and more calm and happy, or to (cause a part of the body to) become less stiff
- (RULE) to make a rule or control less severe
- If you relax or if something relaxes you, you feel more calm and less worried or tense.
- When a part of your body relaxes, or when you relax it, it becomes less stiff or firm.
- If you relax your grip or hold on something, you hold it less tightly than before.
- If you relax a rule or your control over something, or if it relaxes, it becomes less firm or strong.
- &rarrsee also relaxed , relaxing
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专业释义
- 放松
Nation tour village just adapt the need that people relax themselves and make continuous developing.
民族旅游村正是适应人们放松心情的需要而逐步发展起来的。医药科学
- 放松
Relax training was performed using both the recording tape and the videotape.
放松训练以录音带和录像带相结合的方式进行。 实施训练程序分实验前、中和后3个阶段。机械工程
- 松量
- 松弛
Annealing treatment at 823 K could relax the residual stress, so than to reduce the driving force of recrystallization.
合金经823K保温5h的消除应力退火后,合金表面的残余应力应力明显松弛,喷丸产生的硬化程度减弱,可以减缓合金的再结晶进程。