relax[ri'læks]

• vt.
  • 放松；使松弛：

    Relax your muscles before starting to run.

    起跑前应将肌肉放松。

  • 放宽；缓和；减轻：

    The regulations are to be relaxed in the near future.

    这些规章在近期内即将放宽。

  • 使轻松；使休息：

    I need a cup of tea to relax myself.

    我需要喝杯茶使自己轻松一下。

  • (使大便等)通畅：

    It is of great importance to relax the bowels every day.

    每天使大便通畅是非常重要的。

• vi.
  • 松弛；松懈：

    His muscle did not relax in the least.

    他的肌肉一点也没放松。

  • 放宽；缓和；减轻：

    The school discipline tends to relax a bit before summer holidays.

    学校纪律在放暑假之前总是有些松弛。

  • 变得轻松；变得随和；变得和蔼：

    I can't relax until I know you have arrived safe and sound.

    我只有知道你平安到达才能放心。

  • 松散；休息：

    He told me to relax a few days before going back to work.

    他告诉我在返回工作岗位之前先歇几天。

  • 通便