身心放鬆:relax的用法小結
Relax, kid. No need to get worked up. Okay?
——The Jungle Book
放輕鬆,孩子。不用太緊張,好嗎?
——《奇幻森林》
一、下面我們來看看relax有幾種含義
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1.(使)輕鬆,休息 [I,T]
I think we'd better make it wider so that people can relax.
我覺得最好讓它更寬一些,人們纔會覺得輕鬆。
2.(使)鬆弛,放寬;(使)放鬆,鬆懈;鬆開 [I,T]
You must not relax your efforts.
你不可以鬆懈你的努力。
3.寬慰,(使)冷靜,放鬆精神(或思想)[I,T]
His confidence was enough to let Elizabeth relax.
他的信心足以使伊麗莎白放寬心了。
4.緩和,減輕 [T]
His words slowly relaxed her threatening attitude.
他的言語慢慢地緩和了她的威脅態度。
5.(使大便等)通暢 [I,T]
It is of great importance to relax the bowels every day.
每天使大便通暢是非常重要的。
6.變得輕鬆,變得隨和,變得和藹 [I]
I can't relax until I know you have arrived safe and sound.
我只有知道你平安到達才能放心。
二、接下來,做個填詞遊戲吧
I'll only ______ when I know you're safe.
我只有知道你安然無恙纔會放心。