| 词汇 | loosen |
| 释义 | loosen verb uk/ˈluː.sən/ us/ˈluː.sən/ (NOT FIXED) C2 [ I or T ]（使）松散，（使）松开 to (cause to) become loose The screws holding the bed together had loosened. 床上的螺丝钉松了。 (LESS TIGHT) [ T ]松开，使…放松 to make something such as your hair or a piece of clothing less tight He loosened his tie. 他松开了领带。 Idioms loosen your gripidiom 松开，放松（紧握的东西） If you loosen your grip on an object, or your grip loosens, you hold something less tightly. 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。 loosen your grip/holdidiom 放松对…的控制；放宽对…的限制 If you loosen your grip/hold on a situation, or your grip/hold loosens, you decide to control it less. The dictator's grip on the country has not loosened. 独裁者没有放松其对全国的控制。 loosen someone's tongueidiom 打开话匣子 to make someone speak more freely A couple of glasses of champagne had loosened my tongue and I said things that perhaps I shouldn't have. 喝了几杯香槟酒后我的话就开始多了起来，可能说了一些不该说的话。 Phrasal verbs loosen (something) up （体育活动前）进行准备活动，热身 to prepare your muscles for a physical activity by stretching and doing simple exercises I do a few stretches to loosen up before I run. 我跑步前伸展四肢热了热身。 loosen (someone) upC2 （使）（某人）心情放松，（让）（某人）放松下来 to start to feel less embarrassed and to become more relaxed when you are with other people, or to make someone feel like this He seemed quite nervous at the beginning, but he soon loosened up. 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. 喝一杯加了奎宁水的杜松子酒能缓解你的紧张情绪。 |
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