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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
relaxing — present participle of relax
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放松；休息
to rest and become less tense
I like to relax on weekends.
我喜欢周末放松。
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.
relax
Base
原形
relaxes
3rd person
第三人称单数
relaxing
-ing
现在分词
relaxed
Past
过去式
relaxed
Past participle
过去分词
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。
She relaxed her shoulders and took a deep breath.
她放松肩膀，深吸了一口气。
The music helps him relax before bed.
音乐帮助他睡前放松。
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。
Not this
After a long day, I feel very relax.
Use this
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”。
Not this
I need some relax after work.
Use this
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”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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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relax谐音'瑞拉克斯'，想象休息时拉松紧身衣，全身放松。
register: neutral; contexts: 日常对话, 休闲活动; note_zh: 通常用于非正式场合，表示放松身心。
All listed words share the /æks/ ending with relax. Beware of look-alikes like 'relay' (/rɪˈleɪ/) which has a different vowel and ending.
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