心情與生活鬆下來
把「鬆開」從肌肉搬到心裡：緊繃的是情緒和忙碌的節奏，鬆開之後就是休息和平靜。
rest and unwind · verb · B1
To stop working and rest, or to spend time doing something you enjoy, so that your body and mind feel calm again.
放鬆；休息
核心畫面
Picture something that was pulled tight going slack: a clenched fist opening, a rope losing its tension. Everything this verb covers is that one move — tightness easing off. What is tight can be a muscle, a mood, a grip, a rule, or your attention.
可以想成：原本被拉緊的東西鬆了下來——握緊的拳頭張開，繃著的繩子失去張力。這個動詞的所有用法都是同一個動作：緊的東西…更多收起
可以想成：原本被拉緊的東西鬆了下來——握緊的拳頭張開，繃著的繩子失去張力。這個動詞的所有用法都是同一個動作：緊的東西變鬆。差別只在「緊的是什麼」：可能是一條肌肉、一種心情、一隻手的握力、一條規定，或是你的注意力。From the picture
控制鬆手
這次鬆掉的不是身體，而是你原本抓得很緊的管束：規定、掌控、注意力，全都從「繃著」變成「鬆一點」。
loosen a rule · verb · B1
To make a rule or law less strict than it was before.
放寬(規定)
Also in this word
body part loosens · verb · B1
If a part of your body relaxes, or you relax it, it becomes less tight.
放鬆(肌肉)
loosen your grip · verb · B1
To hold something less tightly than before.
放鬆(握力)
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
relaxverb/ɹɪˈlæks/
- 1
To make something loose.
- to relax a rope or cord
- to relax the muscles or sinews
- 2
datedTo make something loose.
- An aperient relaxes the bowels.
- 3
To become loose.
- 4
To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.
- Amusement relaxes the mind.
- 5
To rest and become relieved of stress.
- I like to relax by listening to music.
- I relax in the living room.
- 6
To make something less severe or tense.
- to relax discipline
- to relax one's attention or endeavours
- 7
To become less severe or tense.
- Tensions between the two countries have relaxed somewhat in recent weeks.
- 8
To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
- The statute of mortmain[…] was at several times relaxed by the legislature.
- The Court rejected the contention that the doctrine of sovereign immunity should be relaxed as inapplicable to suits for specific relief as distinguished from damage suits, saying: "The Government, as representative of the community as a whole, cannot be stopped in its tracks by any plaintiff who presents a disputed question of property or contract right."
另外 1 個記錄的用法
- 9
To become more lenient.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。