Relax

(verb.) cause to feel relaxed; 'A hot bath always relaxes me'.

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) make less taut; 'relax the tension on the rope'.

(verb.) become less severe or strict; 'The rules relaxed after the new director arrived'.

(verb.) make less severe or strict; 'The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught'.

(verb.) 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'.

科林整理

• And immediately the queer, careless, terribly attractive smile came over his eyes and brows, though his mouth did not relax. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Many different causes contributed to relax the discipline of the Roman armies. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Her warm breath playing, flying rhythmically over his ear, seemed to relax the tension. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Then she could relax and fill her own place. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• This phrase, in its senseless arrogance, quite cured me of the temporary weakness which had made me relax my tone and aspect. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• That purpose was, for months and months yet, never to relax its claims on me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• And luxury and softness are blamed, because they relax and weaken this same creature, and make a coward of him? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• We had reached the first houses, and were close on the new Wesleyan college, before her set features relaxed and she spoke once more. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The others crowded around him, and even two who had hold of Gurth relaxed their grasp while they stretched their necks to see the issue of the search. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• The Ionian, he replied, and the Lydian; they are termed 'relaxed. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The earth of the dugout was warm and dry and I let my shoulders back against the wall, sitting on the small of my back, and relaxed. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Already the knowledge that Dorothea had chosen Mr. Casaubon had bruised his attachment and relaxed its hold. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Mr. Jingle's face gradually relaxed; and something distantly resembling a wink quivered for an instant in his left eye. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• After a few moments' silence, it had relaxed into its usual weak condition. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• She could feel his body gradually relaxing a little, losing its terrifying, unnatural rigidity. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• But I am sure, for all that, it is the damp and relaxing air. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• I am sure you are tired, if you've been out much this wet relaxing day. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• The old man listened with a grimace while she spoke, and then said, relaxing his face, The more fools they. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• A weakness ran over his body, a terrible relaxing, a thaw, a decay of strength. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• The heavy panting of the half-stunned mare sounded automatically, the man seemed to be relaxing confidently, his will bright and unstained. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• I'll take my Alfred David,' muttered Mr Riderhood, slowly relaxing into a dark smile, 'that you know a move. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The old lady relaxes, consents to the admission of the visitors as a favour, and dismisses Rosa. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• A plentiful subsistence, therefore, it has been concluded, relaxes, and a scanty one quickens their industry. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.

校对:威尔默