relax

放松；缓和，减轻

松弛

松懈；减少

relax

放松, 休息, 休养, 变从容

使松驰, 缓和, 使松懈, 使休息

relax

1. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

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2. make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"

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3. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

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4. cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"

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5. become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"

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6. make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

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7. become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

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8. make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

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