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loosen loosen ★★☆☆☆/lu͟ːs(ə)n/1[VERB	动词]放宽，放松（限制、法律等） If someone loosens restrictions or laws, for example, they make them less strict or severe.   [V n]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。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。looseningDomestic conditions did not justify a loosening of monetary policy.国内的情况并不足以成为放松货币政策的正当理由。2[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词]（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.   [V n]  [V]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。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。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	及物/不及物动词]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.   [V n]  [V]He reached up to loosen the scarf around his neck...他伸手松了松脖子上的围巾。Loosen the bolt so the bars can be turned...松一松插销，好转动门闩。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	动词]使松弛 If you loosen something that is stretched across something else, you make it less stretched or tight.   [V n]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	及物/不及物动词]松（手） If you loosen your grip on something, or if your grip loosens, you hold it less tightly.   [V n]  [V]Harry loosened his grip momentarily and Anna wriggled free...哈里的手稍一放松，安娜便挣脱出来。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	及物/不及物动词]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.   [V n]  [V]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。The Soviet Union's grip on Eastern Europe loosened.苏联对东欧的控制已经放松。7[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]The wine had loosened his tongue.酒一下肚，他便打开了话匣。相关词组：loosen up  loosenloos‧en /ˈluːsən/ ●○○ verb  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive, transitive] to make something less tight or less firmly fastened, or to become less tight or less firmly fastened  OPP  tighten:  You’ll need a spanner to loosen that bolt. The screws have loosened. Harry loosened his tie.2[transitive] to make laws, rules etc less strict  SYN  relax  OPP  tighten:  Congress has loosened the restrictions on immigration.3loosen your grip/hold a)to reduce the control or power you have over someone or somethingloosen on The government has loosened its hold on the media considerably. b)to start holding someone or something less tightly than you were before  OPP  tightenloosen on He loosened his grip on David’s arm.4loosen somebody’s tongue to make someone talk more than usual, especially about things they should not talk aboutloosen up phrasal verb1to stop worrying and become more relaxed, or to make someone do this:  She loosened up after she’d had a drink.loosen somebody ↔ up His welcoming smile helped loosen her up.2if your muscles loosen up, or if something loosens them up, they stop feeling stiffloosen something ↔ up A massage will loosen up your joints.

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t66Pk8i74cE7fib4MrIjF0YYuBkOEtl2bLVUdiemsIVlVhUkLSUZDkT0+GQbItNTCCkfTt+ERb4iWJ2KOe4YfquIlK6nXnTazFIkolo01fvpZ66h1gj/1UhbZvilIVYy6Wsu5CsPLRyRv0tGzVwIPgIxhLREFOjeBrPbJtQrf5Gi3Msr0cfwHgHuat3l0PSB2lzmsJDkujlkanlrMU9ytMSLWrtyjPfWapwhBjhHeDelPIvqG8GTI8rAiYl+HtgU4z61Xf3QxZyqcfeACcC+wWtfGa6XyN/4NCiSDGlis6oPISLT6lD11byc9uLNY6fiCRUR0AVqv/seBMVYdwx/hp/nifCpVidMjk1SRrDO3lTcWZYd1mv0chZfU5BCwa38mnJs3/9nyLE5lnlCXAgiJw==             loos·en              /        ˈluːsn                ;          NAmE                ˈluːsn                /                              verb                            1              [transitive            ,       intransitive        ]                    loosen(sth)                    to make sth less tight or firmly fixed; to become less tight or firmly fixed          （使）放松，变松                            SYN                                            slacken                                                  ◆        First loosen the nuts, then take off the wheel.        先松开螺母，然后卸下车轮。                    ◆        The rope holding the boat loosened.        系船的绳子松了。                    2              [transitive        ]                    loosensth                    to make a piece of clothing, hair, etc. loose, when it has been tied or fastened          解开，松开（衣服、头发等）                            3              [transitive        ]            ~ your hands, hold, etc.              to hold sb/sth less tightly          松开，放开（手等）                            ◆        He loosened his grip and let her go.        他松手放开了她。                    ◆        (          figurative)                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              [transitive        ]                    loosensth                    to make sth weaker or less controlled than before          （使）变弱，松散，疏远                            SYN                                            relax                                                  ◆        The party has loosened its links with big business.        这个政党与大企业的关系疏远了。                    OPP                                    tighten                                      IDIOM              loosen sb's ˈtongue                              to make sb talk more freely than usual              使无拘束地说话；使自由自在地说                                            ◆            A bottle of wine had loosened Harry's tongue.            一瓶酒下肚，哈里的话匣子便打开了。                                              PHRASAL VERBS                    ˌloosen ˈup                              to relax and stop worrying              放松不再担忧                                            ◆            Come on, Jo. Loosen up.            得啦，乔，放松些，别再担忧了。                                      ˌloosen ˈup | ˌloosen sb/sth↔ˈup                              to relax your muscles or parts of the body or to make them relax, before taking exercise, etc.              （在运动或其他活动前使肌肉或身体部位）放松                                                  loosen      loosens      loosened      loosening                  loos·en              /        ˈluːsn                ;          NAmE                ˈluːsn                /             loosen[ˈlu:sn]loosened, loosening, loosensCET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLv6102391630613731335611291VERB719499562Spoken:46015415loosened[734] loosening[371] loosens[216]放松(56%)，放宽(18%)，松开(16%)，变松(5%)，松弛(5%)vt.放松；松开vi.放松；松开n.(Loosen)人名；(德)洛森

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Collins	loosen ★★☆☆☆ /lu͟ːs(ə)n/ 1 [VERB 动词]放宽，放松（限制、法律等） If someone loosens restrictions or laws, for example, they make them less strict or severe. [V n] 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。 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。 loosening Domestic conditions did not justify a loosening of monetary policy. 国内的情况并不足以成为放松货币政策的正当理由。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（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. [V n] [V] 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。 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。 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 及物/不及物动词]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. [V n] [V] He reached up to loosen the scarf around his neck... 他伸手松了松脖子上的围巾。 Loosen the bolt so the bars can be turned... 松一松插销，好转动门闩。 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 动词]使松弛 If you loosen something that is stretched across something else, you make it less stretched or tight. [V n] 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 及物/不及物动词]松（手） If you loosen your grip on something, or if your grip loosens, you hold it less tightly. [V n] [V] Harry loosened his grip momentarily and Anna wriggled free... 哈里的手稍一放松，安娜便挣脱出来。 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 及物/不及物动词]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. [V n] [V] 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。 The Soviet Union's grip on Eastern Europe loosened. 苏联对东欧的控制已经放松。 7 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] The wine had loosened his tongue. 酒一下肚，他便打开了话匣。相关词组： loosen up
Oxford	loos·en / ˈluːsn ; NAmE ˈluːsn / verb 1 [transitive , intransitive ] loosen(sth) to make sth less tight or firmly fixed; to become less tight or firmly fixed （使）放松，变松 SYN slacken ◆ First loosen the nuts, then take off the wheel. 先松开螺母，然后卸下车轮。 ◆ The rope holding the boat loosened. 系船的绳子松了。 2 [transitive ] loosensth to make a piece of clothing, hair, etc. loose, when it has been tied or fastened 解开，松开（衣服、头发等） 3 [transitive ] ~ your hands, hold, etc. to hold sb/sth less tightly 松开，放开（手等） ◆ He loosened his grip and let her go. 他松手放开了她。 ◆ ( figurative) 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 [transitive ] loosensth to make sth weaker or less controlled than before （使）变弱，松散，疏远 SYN relax ◆ The party has loosened its links with big business. 这个政党与大企业的关系疏远了。 OPP tighten IDIOM loosen sb's ˈtongue to make sb talk more freely than usual 使无拘束地说话；使自由自在地说 ◆ A bottle of wine had loosened Harry's tongue. 一瓶酒下肚，哈里的话匣子便打开了。 PHRASAL VERBS ˌloosen ˈup to relax and stop worrying 放松不再担忧 ◆ Come on, Jo. Loosen up. 得啦，乔，放松些，别再担忧了。 ˌloosen ˈup \| ˌloosen sb/sth↔ˈup to relax your muscles or parts of the body or to make them relax, before taking exercise, etc. （在运动或其他活动前使肌肉或身体部位）放松 loosen loosens loosened loosening loos·en / ˈluːsn ; NAmE ˈluːsn /
LDC	loosenloos‧en /ˈluːsən/ ●○○ verb Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive, transitive] to make something less tight or less firmly fastened, or to become less tight or less firmly fastened OPP tighten: You’ll need a spanner to loosen that bolt. The screws have loosened. Harry loosened his tie.2[transitive] to make laws, rules etc less strict SYN relax OPP tighten: Congress has loosened the restrictions on immigration.3loosen your grip/hold a)to reduce the control or power you have over someone or somethingloosen on The government has loosened its hold on the media considerably. b)to start holding someone or something less tightly than you were before OPP tightenloosen on He loosened his grip on David’s arm.4loosen somebody’s tongue to make someone talk more than usual, especially about things they should not talk aboutloosen up phrasal verb1to stop worrying and become more relaxed, or to make someone do this: She loosened up after she’d had a drink.loosen somebody ↔ up His welcoming smile helped loosen her up.2if your muscles loosen up, or if something loosens them up, they stop feeling stiffloosen something ↔ up A massage will loosen up your joints.
WDF	loosen [ˈlu:sn]loosened, loosening, loosens CET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFL v6102 3916 306 1373 1335 611 291 VERB7194 99562 Spoken: 46015415 loosened[734] loosening[371] loosens[216] 放松(56%)，放宽(18%)，松开(16%)，变松(5%)，松弛(5%) vt.放松；松开 vi.放松；松开 n.(Loosen)人名；(德)洛森

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