| 单词 | loosen |
| 释义 | loosen ['lu:.sən] verb NOT FIXED 未固定的 intransitive or transitive ■to (cause to) become loose （使）松散，（使）松开 •The screws holding the bed together had loosened.床上的螺丝钉松了。 ['lu:.sən] verb LESS TIGHT 松开 transitive ■to make something less tight 松开，使…放松 •He loosened his tie.他松开了领带。 ['lu:.sən] verb loosen your grip ■If you loosen your grip on an object, or your grip loosens, you hold something less tightly 松开，放松（紧握的东西） •He held my hand very tightly at first but gradually his grip loosened.一开始他紧紧地握着我的手，但后来慢慢地松开了。 ['lu:.sən] verb loosen your grip/hold ■If you loosen your grip/hold on a situation, or your grip/hold loosens, you decide to control it less 放松对…的控制；放宽对…的限制 •The dictator's grip on the country has not loosened.独裁者没有放松其对全国的控制。 ['lu:.sən] verb loosen your tongue ■to make you speak more freely 打开话匣子 •A couple of glasses of champagne had loosened my tongue and I said things that perhaps I shouldn't have.喝了几杯香槟后我的话就开始多了起来，可能说了一些不该说的话。 ['lu:.sən] verb Phrasal Verbs [M] loosen (sth) up ■to prepare your muscles for a physical activity by stretching and doing simple exercises （体育活动前）进行准备活动，热身 •I do a few stretches to loosen up before I run.我伸展四肢热了热身，然后开始跑步。 ['lu:.sən] verb Phrasal Verbs loosen (sb) up ■to start to feel less embarrassed and to become more relaxed when you are with other people, or to make someone feel like this （使）（某人）心情放松，（让）（某人）放松下来 •He seemed quite nervous at the beginning of the meeting, but he soon loosened up.会议刚开始的时候，他似乎非常紧张，但不久就放松了下来。 •A gin and tonic will loosen you up.喝一杯加了通宁水的杜松子酒能缓解你的紧张情绪。 |
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