loosen

verb

1. （使）放松，变松
   to make sth less tight or firmly fixed; to become less tight or firmly fixed
   1. First loosen the nuts, then take off the wheel.
      先松开螺母，然后卸下车轮。
   2. The rope holding the boat loosened.
      系船的绳子松了。
2. 解开，松开（衣服、头发等）
   to make a piece of clothing, hair, etc. loose, when it has been tied or fastened
3. 松开，放开（手等）
   to hold sb/sth less tightly
   1. He loosened his grip and let her go.
      他松手放开了她。
   2. The military regime has not loosened its hold on power.
      军事政权尚未放松对权力的控制。
4. （使）变弱，松散，疏远
   to make sth weaker or less controlled than before
   1. The party has loosened its links with big business.
      这个政党与大企业的关系疏远了。

1. VERB 放宽，放松（限制、法律等）
   If someone loosens restrictions or laws, for example, they make them less strict or severe.
   1. Many business groups have been pressing the Federal Reserve to loosen interest rates...
      不少企业集团一直在向联邦储备委员会施压，要求其放松利率管制。
   2. Drilling regulations, too, have been loosened to speed the development of the fields.
      钻探条例亦已放宽，以加速油田的开发。
2. V-ERG （使）（关系）弱化（或疏远）
   If someone or something loosens the ties between people or groups of people, or if the ties loosen, they become weaker.
   1. The Federal Republic must loosen its ties with the United States...
      联邦共和国必须疏远其与美国的关系。
   2. The deputy leader is cautious about loosening the links with the unions...
      该政党的二把手对疏远与工会之间关系一事态度谨慎。
   3. The ties that bind them together are loosening.
      将他们紧密联系在一起的纽带正在弱化。
3. V-ERG 解开；松开；变松
   If you loosen your clothing or something that is tied or fastened or if it loosens, you undo it slightly so that it is less tight or less firmly held in place.
   1. He reached up to loosen the scarf around his neck...
      他伸手松了松脖子上的围巾。
   2. Loosen the bolt so the bars can be turned...
      松一松插销，好转动门闩。
   3. Her hair had loosened and was tangled around her shoulders.
      她的头发打了开来，散乱地披在肩上。
4. VERB 使松弛
   If you loosen something that is stretched across something else, you make it less stretched or tight.
   1. Insert a small knife into the top of the chicken breast to loosen the skin.
      在鸡胸上方插进一把小刀，以使鸡皮不要绷得太紧。
5. V-ERG 松（手）
   If you loosen your grip on something, or if your grip loosens, you hold it less tightly.
   1. Harry loosened his grip momentarily and Anna wriggled free...
      哈里的手稍一放松，安娜便挣脱出来。
   2. When his grip loosened she eased herself away.
      他紧抓她的手松了一下，她便抽身而出。
6. V-ERG 放宽，放松（控制）
   If a government or organization loosens its grip on a group of people or an activity, or if its grip loosens, it begins to have less control over it.
   1. There is no sign that the Party will loosen its tight grip on the country...
      没有迹象显示该党会放松对国家的严密控制。
   2. The Soviet Union's grip on Eastern Europe loosened.
      苏联对东欧的控制已经放松。
7. PHRASE 使打开话匣；使嘴不严
   If you say that something has loosened someone's tongue, you mean that it has made them talk about something, often when they should have remained silent.
   1. The wine had loosened his tongue.
      酒一下肚，他便打开了话匣。

1. We must, somehow, find a way to loosen the bonds of tradition.
   我们不管怎样都必须找到摆脱传统束缚的途径。
2. Many business groups have been pressing the Federal Reserve to loosen interest rates
   不少企业集团一直在向联邦储备委员会施压，要求其放松利率管制。
3. Drilling regulations, too, have been loosened to speed the development of the fields.
   钻探条例亦已放宽，以加速油田的开发。
4. The Federal Republic must loosen its ties with the United States
   联邦共和国必须疏远其与美国的关系。
5. The deputy leader is cautious about loosening the links with the unions
   该政党的二把手对疏远与工会之间关系一事态度谨慎。
6. The ties that bind them together are loosening.
   将他们紧密联系在一起的纽带正在弱化。
7. He reached up to loosen the scarf around his neck
   他伸手松了松脖子上的围巾。
8. Loosen the bolt so the bars can be turned
   松一松插销，好转动门闩。
9. Her hair had loosened and was tangled around her shoulders.
   她的头发打了开来，散乱地披在肩上。
10. Harry loosened his grip momentarily and Anna wriggled free
    哈里的手稍一放松，安娜便挣脱出来。
11. When his grip loosened she eased herself away.
    他紧抓她的手松了一下，她便抽身而出。
12. There is no sign that the Party will loosen its tight grip on the country
    没有迹象显示该党会放松对国家的严密控制。
13. The Soviet Union's grip on Eastern Europe loosened.
    苏联对东欧的控制已经放松。
14. The wine had loosened his tongue.
    酒一下肚，他便打开了话匣。
15. Relax, smile; loosen up in mind and body and behaviour
    放松，微笑。精神、身体和行为上都要放轻松。
16. Young people often loosen up on the dance floor
    年轻人常在舞池中放松自己。
17. Squeeze the foot with both hands, again to loosen up tight muscles
    双手捏脚，目的也是使紧张的肌肉松弛下来。
18. Close your eyes. Relax. Let your body loosen up.
    闭上眼睛。放松。让身体尽量松弛。
19. Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen and relax the ankle.
    双手抓住自己的双脚，转动一下，以放松脚踝。
20. The officials have been instructed to loosen up on the rules for admitting people into the country.
    官员们接到指示，放宽入境规定。
21. I must take some exercise and loosen up my muscles.
    我必须运动一下，放松放松肌肉。
22. Don't be so rigid; loosen up!
    办事别那么死板，心眼儿放活泛点儿。
23. We should never loosen up on the rules for family planning.
    计划生育工作放松不得。
24. She helps him loosen his belt.
    她帮他解开皮带。
25. To do this, loosen the screws at the front and side.
    为此，松开前面和侧面的螺钉。
26. To do this, loosen the hoses and screws.
    为此，请旋开软管和螺钉。
27. Loosen and remove the diaphragm lock nut and lock washer, pressure plate and diaphragm from the valve stem.
    松开和拆卸隔膜锁紧螺母和锁紧垫圈，从阀杆上往下压阀盘和隔膜。
28. Place being that your can enjoy and loosen.
    家是一个你能享受和放松的地方。
29. He used a wrench to loosen the bolt.
    他用板手松开了螺栓。
30. I will not loosen my hands.
    我不会松开我的手。

  relax loosen slacken【导航词义：放松】

  relax v. （使）放松；放宽

〔辨析〕尤指工作之余放松休息；也指放松身体部位或放宽规定、法令。

  loosen v. （使）变松；放宽，放松

〔辨析〕指松开某物；也指放宽法律、规定或控制。

  slacken v. 〈书〉（使）松弛，（使）变松

〔辨析〕常指使束缚物变松弛。

loosen up

1. 放松不再担忧
   to relax and stop worrying
   1. First loosen the nuts, then take off the wheel.
      先松开螺母，然后卸下车轮。
   2. The rope holding the boat loosened.
      系船的绳子松了。

loosen up

loosen sb/sth↔up

1. （在运动或其他活动前）放松
   to relax your muscles or parts of the body or to make them relax, before taking exercise, etc.
   1. The party has loosened its links with big business.
      这个政党与大企业的关系疏远了。

v.

loosen sb's tongue

• 使无拘束地说话；使自由自在地说
  to make sb talk more freely than usual
  1. A bottle of wine had loosened Harry's tongue.
     一瓶酒下肚，哈里的话匣子便打开了。

verb

1. become loose or looser or less tight
   1. The noose loosened
   2. the rope relaxed

   Synonym:    relaxloose

2. make loose or looser
   1. loosen the tension on a rope

   Synonym:    loose

3. make less dense
   1. loosen the soil

4. cause to become loose
   1. undo the shoelace
   2. untie the knot
   3. loosen the necktie

   Synonym:    untieundo

5. disentangle and raise the fibers of
   1. tease wool

   Synonym:    teasetease apart

6. become less severe or strict
   1. The rules relaxed after the new director arrived

   Synonym:    relax

7. make less severe or strict
   1. The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught

   Synonym:    relax