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loosen vt.松开；放松；放宽vi.变松；松弛 (1) 我松开了领带，但是没有把它解下来。(2) 你能把这个瓶盖松开吗?(3) 君主应永不放松对权力的掌控。(4) 政府已经放宽了对销售烈酒的限制。(5) 近年来政府对报纸的控制已经变松了。(6) 你的鞋穿穿就会松的。 You might need to loosen your belt after eating a huge meal, or loosen your collar and tie after a long day at work. Things sometimes also loosen on their own, like when a dog's collar loosens gradually until she can slip right out of it to chase a squirrel. There is also a figurative way to loosen things, making them less strict, like when a community loosens certain rules or laws.

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英 ['luːsn] 美 ['luːsn] (1) I loosened my tie, but I didn't take it off.(2) Can you loosen the lid of this jar?(3) A emperor should never loosen the grasp of power.(4) The government has loosened restrictions on the sale of liquor.(5) The government's control over the newspapers has loosened in recent years.(6) Your shoes will loosen up with wear. When you loosen something, you make it less tight. A ballerina, for example, might loosen her tightly coiled hair after dance practice. 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

英语单词	loosen
英美音标	英 ['luːsn] 美 ['luːsn]
中文释义	vt.松开；放松；放宽 vi.变松；松弛
英语例句	(1) I loosened my tie, but I didn't take it off. (2) Can you loosen the lid of this jar? (3) A emperor should never loosen the grasp of power. (4) The government has loosened restrictions on the sale of liquor. (5) The government's control over the newspapers has loosened in recent years. (6) Your shoes will loosen up with wear.
中文例句	(1) 我松开了领带，但是没有把它解下来。 (2) 你能把这个瓶盖松开吗? (3) 君主应永不放松对权力的掌控。 (4) 政府已经放宽了对销售烈酒的限制。 (5) 近年来政府对报纸的控制已经变松了。 (6) 你的鞋穿穿就会松的。
vocabulary简明	When you loosen something, you make it less tight. A ballerina, for example, might loosen her tightly coiled hair after dance practice.
vocabulary扩展	You might need to loosen your belt after eating a huge meal, or loosen your collar and tie after a long day at work. Things sometimes also loosen on their own, like when a dog's collar loosens gradually until she can slip right out of it to chase a squirrel. There is also a figurative way to loosen things, making them less strict, like when a community loosens certain rules or laws.
柯林斯解释	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

Loosen Grip [V N Ed Loosened V Erg 及物/不及物动词