v.(动词)

1. 松开
2. 变松
3. 松弛
4. 使（纪律）松弛
5. 【医】通大便
6. 使咳出痰来
7. 疏远
8. 变弱
9. 使无拘束地说话
10. 解开
11. 尤指放宽（限制）
12. 放纵
13. 变松散

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 松开,放宽 make or become less controlled or more easy and free in movement

Verb:

1. make loose or looser;

   "loosen the tension on a rope"
   

2. make less severe or strict;

   "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
   

3. become less severe or strict;

   "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
   

4. disentangle and raise the fibers of;

   "tease wool"
   

5. cause to become loose;

   "undo the shoelace"
   "untie the knot"
   "loosen the necktie"
   

6. make less dense;

   "loosen the soil"
   

7. become loose or looser or less tight;

   "The noose loosened"
   "the rope relaxed"
   

1.放宽，放松（限制、法律等）
If someoneloosens restrictions or laws, for example, they make them less strict or severe.

loosen的反义词

e.g. Many business groups have been pressing the Federal Reserve toloosen 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。
e.g. 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.（使）（关系）弱化（或疏远）
If someone or somethingloosens the ties between people or groups of people, or if the tiesloosen, they become weaker.

e.g. The Federal Republic mustloosen its ties with the United States...
联邦共和国必须疏远其与美国的关系。
e.g. 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.解开；松开；变松
If youloosen your clothing or something that is tied or fastened or if itloosens, you undo it slightly so that it is less tight or less firmly held in place.

loosen

e.g. He reached up toloosen the scarf around his neck...
他伸手松了松脖子上的围巾。
e.g. loosen the bolt so the bars can be turned...
松一松插销，好转动门闩。

4.使松弛
If youloosen something that is stretched across something else, you make it less stretched or tight.

e.g. Insert a small knife into the top of the chicken breast toloosen the skin.
在鸡胸上方插进一把小刀，以使鸡皮不要绷得太紧。

5.松（手）
If youloosen your grip on something, or if your griploosens, you hold it less tightly.

e.g. Harry loosened his grip momentarily and Anna wriggled free...
哈里的手稍一放松，安娜便挣脱出来。
e.g. 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.放宽，放松（控制）
If a government or organizationloosens its grip on a group of people or an activity, or if its griploosens, it begins to have less control over it.

e.g. There is no sign that the Party willloosen 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。
e.g. The Soviet Union's grip on Eastern Europe loosened.
苏联对东欧的控制已经放松。

7.使打开话匣；使嘴不严
If you say that somethinghas loosened someone'stongue, you mean that it has made them talk about something, often when they should have remained silent.

e.g. The wine had loosened his tongue.
酒一下肚，他便打开了话匣。

相关词组：loosen up

1. loosen在线翻译

1. 松开：loopback 回路 |loosen 松开 | loseless compression 无损耗压缩法

2. 放松：loosen a screw 把螺钉放松 |loosen 放松 |looseness 松动

3. 解开：loosely 宽松地 |loosen 解开 |looseness 松

4. loosen的近义词

4. 松开、松动：loose 松的、不牢固的 |loosen 松开、松动 | loss 损失、减少

I loosened my tie, but I didn't take it off.

我松开了领带，但是没有把它解下来。

Can you loosen the lid of this jar?

你能把这个瓶盖松开吗?

A emperor should never loosen the grasp of power.

君主应永不放松对权力的掌控。

The government has loosened restrictions on the sale of liquor.

政府已经放宽了对销售烈酒的限制。

The government's control over the newspapers has loosened in recent years.

近年来政府对报纸的控制已经变松了。

Your shoes will loosen up with wear.

你的鞋穿穿就会松的。

I must take some exercise and loosen up my muscles .

我必须做些运动，以松弛我的肌肉。

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。

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。

The party has loosened its links with big business.

这个政党与大企业的关系疏远了。

A bottle of wine had loosened Harry's tongue.

一瓶酒下肚，哈里的话匣子便打开了。

Come on, Jo. loosen up.

得啦，乔，放松些，别再担忧了。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

The wine had loosened his tongue.

酒一下肚，他便打开了话匣。

The company hopes to loosen Microsoft's hold on the market.

这家公司希望抢夺由微软把持的市场.

The process eventually involves the Bone anchoring the teeth, which loosen and may fall out.

最后侵犯到使牙齿固着的齿槽骨,使牙齿松动, 最后脱落.

A emperor should never loosen the grasp of power.

君主应永不放松对权力的掌控.

Is it all right to loosen my seat belt?

现在可以解开安全带了 吗 ?

It might feed her sense of bitterness, but it would not loosen her bonds.

这可以消一消她心头的怨气, 但无法解除她的镣铐.

I need to do some exercises and loosen up my tense back.

我需要做一些锻炼来放松我紧张的背部.

Your shoes will loosen up with wear.

你的鞋穿穿就会松的.

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. The screw has loosened.
   螺丝钉松了。
2. The tie loosened.
   领带松了。
3. The government's control over the newspapers has loosened in recent years.
   近年来政府已放松了对报纸的控制。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. loosen the screw.
   把螺丝钉放松。
2. He loosened his tie.
   他松开了领带。
3. If your belt is too tight, loosen it.
   如果你的腰带太紧了,就松一松。
4. He loosened his grip on the handle.
   他松开了紧抓把手的手。
5. The medicine may loosen your cough.
   这种药能减轻你的咳嗽。

loosen up (v.+adv.)

开口说话 talk freely
loosen up

This rope has loosened up.

这根绳子松了。

Your shoes will loosen up with wear.

你的鞋穿穿就会松的。

loosen sth ⇔ up

He has loosened the soil up with a fork.

他用耙松过土了。

I must take some exercise and loosen up my muscles.

我必须活动活动,使肌肉放松些。

loosen up

The runners are just loosening up before the race.

参加赛跑的人在开赛之前,正做一些准备活动。

After a few drinks we loosened up and began to enjoy ourselves.

喝了几杯之后我们不再拘束,开始热闹起来。

loosen up with sth

I loosen up with a few exercise before the match.

比赛前我做了一些准备活动。

loosen up

Officials have been instructed to loosen up on the rules for admitting people into the country.

官员们已收到命令,放宽对入境人员的限制。

loosen sth ⇔ up

The new policies loosened up foreign trade.

新政策使对外贸易有了更大的灵活性。

loosen up

After the death of his stingy wife,Edward loosened up a great deal.

爱德华在吝啬的妻子死后,用钱大方多了。

loosen up

If you dont loosen up soon,I shall have to find other ways of making you talk.

如果你不马上说话,我可要找别的方法叫你开口了。

He loosened up under the liquor.

他喝了酒后无所顾忌地乱说起来。

～+名词

• loosen%20sb%27s%20cough">loosen sb's cough(药)减轻某人的咳嗽
• loosen%20one%27s%20tongue">loosen one's tongue信口开河

～+副词

• loosen%20comfortably">loosen comfortably很舒服地放松
• loosen%20healthfully">loosen healthfully健康地放松
• loosen%20partially">loosen partially不完全地放开
• loosen%20radically">loosen radically彻底地松开
• loosen%20scientifically">loosen scientifically科学地放松
• loosen%20sufficiently">loosen sufficiently足够地放松
• loosen%20up">loosen up松弛下来
• loosen%20up%20one%27s%20muscles">loosen up one's muscles使某人肌肉松弛

• Tongues loosened..by..the urgency of getting their say.

  出自：F. Tuohy

v.(动词)

1. loosen的基本意思是“放松”“使…松弛”,即放宽松一点以便活动,不要勒或捆得太紧。
2. loosen常与副词up连用,这个短语有很多意思,要视上下文确定其意思,而且多用于口语当中,可表示“放松”“自然”“不要拘束”,在美国口语中还可表示“说话时不要顾忌,痛痛快快地讲出来”或“用钱大方”。
3. loosen可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,作及物动词时,其后接名词或代词作宾语。

v.(动词)

loosen, loose

这组词都有“松开”的意思。其区别是：

loosen的意思是“松开,放宽一点”,以便于活动、伸展,强调没有原来那么紧,不一定完全放开;loose作“使无约束,使松弛”解时,语气正式,含有不受任何拘束、完全彻底解除束缚之义,只用作及物动词。

loosen, relax, slacken

这组词都有“放松”的意思。其区别是：

relax指“放松限制,紧张,牢固性或严格性”; loosen应用的范围较广,可用于人或物从平时或暂时的束缚、限制中松开、解开; slacken则强调放松紧张或严格性的程度。