relax (no object)
表示休息、放松自身。
I like to relax on weekends.
我喜欢周末放松。
放松；休息
relaxes — third person singular of relax
使松弛；放松；使放松；使安心；变从容；变得不拘束；使某物松弛；松开某物；变松；松弛
to rest and become less tense
使某物松弛；松开某物
To make something loose.
变松；松弛
To become loose.
缓解(某人或某人的情绪)的压力；使休息；使平静
To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.
休息并缓解压力；放松
To rest and become relieved of stress.
使某事物减轻或缓和
To make something less severe or tense.
减轻；缓和
To become less severe or tense.
使(如法规、规章)更宽松
To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
变得宽松
To become more lenient.
一般现在时
I relax every evening.
我每天晚上放松。
规则变化
After work, I like to relax with a cup of tea.
下班后，我喜欢喝杯茶放松一下。
用法提示：relax 作不及物动词，表示‘放松、休息’。)
She relaxed her shoulders and took a deep breath.
她放松肩膀，深吸了一口气。
用法提示：relaxed 作及物动词，表示‘使……松弛’。
The music helps him relax before bed.
音乐帮助他睡前放松。
用法提示：relax 作不及物动词，用在 help sb. do sth. 结构中。
表示休息、放松自身。
I like to relax on weekends.
我喜欢周末放松。
及物用法，使某物松弛。
She relaxed her muscles after the workout.
她在锻炼后放松了肌肉。
表示对某事感到放松、不紧张。
You should relax about the exam results.
你应该对考试结果放宽心。
常用于指工作或压力后放松，比 relax 多一层‘卸下负担’的意味。
多指身体放松或态度变得随意，常用于口语。
非常口语化，常用于劝人别紧张或生气。
侧重休息以恢复精力，不单纯指精神放松。
常与 up/off 连用，强调程度降低，如‘放松管制’。
grammar · medium
易错句子After a long day, I feel very relax.
正确表达After a long day, I feel very relaxed.
形容词形式错误：relax是动词，feel后应用形容词relaxed表示“感到放松的”。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need some relax after work.
正确表达I need some relaxation after work.
名词形式错误：relax是动词，此处需要名词relaxation表示“放松、休息”。
与'release tension'的'使松弛'义相对
与'放松'义相对
与'放松、缓和'义相对
与'放松、使松弛'义相对
与'放松'义相对
relax指精神或身体的放松，常含休息之意；loosen尤指使原本紧的东西变松
relax强调休息或放松；relieve侧重减轻痛苦、压力或负担
relax为通用词；unwind较口语化，特指从紧张或忙碌中解脱出来
放松肌肉
After a long run, it's important to relax your muscles.
长跑后，放松肌肉很重要。
放宽规定
The school decided to relax the dress code.
学校决定放宽着装规定。
放松心情
Listening to music helps me relax my mind after work.
下班后听音乐有助于我放松心情。
在家放松
I just want to relax at home this weekend.
这个周末我只想在家放松。
放松享受
Try to relax and enjoy the moment.
试着放松并享受当下。
读书放松
She likes to relax with a book before bed.
她喜欢睡前读书放松。
与放松相对的概念，放松可缓解压力。
放松可缓解身体或心理上的紧张。
一种常见的放松方式。
提供放松服务的场所。
放松常与休闲活动相关。
放松警惕
After many safety drills, workers began to relax their guard.
经过多次安全演习，工人们开始放松警惕。
放松控制（缰绳）
The manager decided to relax the reins and let the team work independently.
经理决定放松控制，让团队独立工作。
放宽规定
The school relaxed the rules on dress code for the summer.
学校在夏季放宽了着装规定。
放松，别这么做
When you want to tell someone to calm down and not take action, you can say: 'Relax, don't do it.'
当你想要告诉某人冷静下来不要采取行动时，你可以说：'放松，别这么做。'
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