loosen

单词辨析:

relax loosen slacken 【导航词义:放松】
relax v. (使)放松;放宽
〔辨析〕

尤指工作之余放松休息;也指放松身体部位或放宽规定、法令。

〔例证〕

A cup of hot coffee can help to relax you.

一杯热咖啡能够帮助你放松下来。

The committee believed that immigration controls should be relaxed.

委员会认为应放宽移民管制。

loosen v. (使)变松;放宽,放松
〔辨析〕

指松开某物;也指放宽法律、规定或控制。

〔例证〕

The rope has loosened.

绳子松了。

Hearing these words, she loosened her grip on his arm.

听了这些话,她松开了抓着他胳膊的手。

What made the Congress agree to loosen the restrictions on exports?

是什么使国会同意放宽出口限制?

According to a recent survey, over 50% of respondents believe the government has loosened its hold on the media considerably.

根据最近的一项调查显示,逾50%的受访者认为政府对媒体的控制已大大放松了。

slacken v. [书](使)松弛,(使)变松
〔辨析〕

常指使束缚物变松弛。

〔例证〕

You can slacken the ropes slightly when there is wind.

起风的时候你可以稍微放松绳子。

Hearing that she agreed to stay, his grip on her slackened.

听到她同意留下,他抓着她的手放松了。

相关例句:

Loosen and remove the diaphragm lock nut and lock washer, pressure plate and diaphragm from the valve stem.

松开和拆卸隔膜锁紧螺母和锁紧垫圈,从阀杆上往下压阀盘和隔膜。

Don't be so rigid; loosen up!

办事别那么死板,心眼儿放活泛点儿。

Drilling regulations, too, have been loosened to speed the development of the fields.

钻探条例亦已放宽,以加速油田的开发。

To do this, loosen the screws at the front and side.

为此,松开前面和侧面的螺钉。

I will not loosen my hands.

我不会松开我的手。

When his grip loosened she eased herself away.

他紧抓她的手松了一下,她便抽身而出。