loosen
英['luːs(ə)n]
美['lusn]
- vt. 放松；松开
- vi. 放松；松开
- n. (Loosen)人名；(德)洛森
英英释意
- 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"