relax verb ⇨relax1 (Relax! Everything is OK.)⇨relax2 (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 ⇨ restverb■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。OPPtighten,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。OPPtighten ⇨ tighten■release [transitive] (ratherformal) 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] (especiallywritten) 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。OPPtighten ⇨ tighten