relaxant
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te~*To o Just relax and enjoy the movie. #
f II «G 0 o I’m going to spend the weekend just
relaxing. £7^7, iBI. 2 to
become or make sb become calmer and less worried % tt; ( ft ) If#, $C7, ft®: [V] I’ll only relax when I
know you’re safe. $cH 0
Relax! Everything will be OK. $i] iffM.! W.
[also VN] 3 to become or make sth become less tight or
stiff ( ft ) $tte> tel?; teA: [V] Allow your muscles to
relax completely. W J!fl £ #C % 0 0 .[VN] The
massage relaxed my tense back
muscles. ftlfKAftTcAnP ^^WMl^teftT3te o He relaxed his grip on
her arm. {4«tMf ftWM, JJ<£teA7¥. o (figurative) The
dictator refuses to relax his grip on power. 34 A tfftfe te)AteA
Wft rift 4 [VN] to allow rules, laws, etc. to become less strict Wl % ( PS
M # ) : The council has
relaxed the ban on dogs in city parks.
)A?te3&]SIAlA 5 [VN] to
allow your
attention or effort to become weaker $tte$f # ( ijJcS M. ) : You cannot
afford to relax your concentration for a moment. —£lll$7t£te$lo
re-lax-ant /ri'laeksant/
noun (medical @£) a drug that is used to make
the body relax teftlft a muscle relaxant
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re lax ation /.riilaek'seijn/ noun 1 [u] ways of resting
and enjoying yourself; time spent resting and enjoying yourself $tte;
ttS; Mil; I go
hill-walking for relaxation.
$ M
& ft A
ft ^, M M
Lhl ± M
® o 0
a few days of relaxation fl A W ib
S 04 lH o relaxation
techniques jft®, W AfiA o note at entertainment 2 [C]
something pleasant you do in order to rest, especially after you have been
working jAffftsft ft fj]: Fishing is his
favourite relaxation. ftjft.
jlftlftll W ft it fg o 3 [U, C, usually sing.] the
act of making a rule or some form of control less strict or severe ( ft M $ tM If W ) tk%. tk te ; the relaxation of
foreign currency controls ft A ft If $!] W % O a relaxation of travel restrictions re laxed 0-w /n'laekst/
adj.
1 ~ (about
sth) (of a person A) calm and not anxious or worried $Cte#J;
}f#W; ft®£KJ: He appeared relaxed and confident before
the match.
ftHlt'J, 14&?#ft®Mi ff0 o She had a very relaxed
manner. ftW^ft#$i§ M. 2 (of a place i4ft) calm and informal AftW;
g AW: a
family-run hotel with a relaxed atmosphere % 3 -.(about sth) not caring too much about
discipline or making people follow rules 7 jjq If #0 kg
re lax ing On /rTlaeksirj/ adj. helping
you to rest and become less anxious ft Iff ft ft
J, W;
4- A tk te W ; $£ te W : a relaxing evening with friends jflj$££-&W^te&l& relay verb, noun
m verb /'riilei; n'lei/ [VN] -sth (to sb)
1
to receive
and send on information, news, etc. to sb 34®,
ft A ( fg
J§L
ft>®.# ) : He relayed the message
to his boss. 1414
jaAM^ft^T 14W®teo 0 Instructions were relayed to him by phone. ilftNift# 734. 2 to broad
cast television or radio signals Wtk, ftfS ( iRft ) : The game was relayed
by satellite to audiences all over the world.
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IS.
n noun /'riilei/ 1 (also 'relay race) a race between teams
in which each member of the team runs or swims one section of the race ft AH: the 4
x 1 OOm relay * 4 x 100 7|tftAH 0 a relay team ft A
PA 0 the sprint relay jg £& ft A H 2 a fresh set of
people or animals that take the place of others that are tired or have finished
a period of work ft giW A ( sStzjff^J ) ; Rescuers
worked in relays to save the
trapped miners. Ktft AMf& WCI.
3 an electronic device that receives radio or television signals and sends them
on again with greater strength a
relay station ft Mid
re-lease 0-w
/n'liis/
verb, noun u verb [VN]
►
SET SB/STH FREE 1 - sb/sth (from sth) to let sb/sth come out of a place where they have been
kept or trapped # tk ; tk tb ; tk ® : to release a prisoner/
hostage #t0IE/AMo Firefighters took two
hours to release the driver from the wreckage. ft PA PA M A 7 W 7
►
STOP HOLDING STH te ft 2 to stop holding sth
or stop it from being held so that it can move, fly, fall, etc. freely
$tft; teA; (M~\m. PftHA
) H33let
go, let loose
: He refused to release her arm. (4 7 W O 10 000 balloons were
released at the ceremony. H ft ± ft 7 ~ 7j 7 ft ft.
o Intense
heat is released in the reaction.
►
FEELINGS ft S 3 to express feelings
such as anger or worry in order to get rid of them Aft:; aft: She burst into tears,
releasing all her pent-up emotions, (t&tk
?AA^, Afttb^W^Wftli.
►
FREE SB FROM DUTY 4 - sb (from sth) to free sb
from a duty,
responsibility, contract, etc. % p£ , M
(AgAWHRH.
nii, ^[WJ# )
; MU:
The club is releasing some of its older players.
^ PA
M o 0 The new law released
employers from their obligation to recognize unions. |frWiA#^l^71i±^;iA
►
PART OF MACHINE f/lM# 5 to remove sth from a
fixed position, allowing sth else to move or function teA; ft A: to release the
clutch/handbrake/switch, etc. te
A^AH,
AI47 A^#
►
MAKE LESS TIGHT 6
to make sth less tight
ftteft; SJcte: You need to release the tension in these
shoulder muscles. bPEI^Io
►
MAKE AVAILABLE 7
to make sth available to the
public A ; A ft ; A A ; Police have released
no further details about the accident. WA'A
W£HAo
o to release a
movie/book/CD Aft
0 new
products released onto the market 8 to make sth available
that
had previously been
restricted A Sfc; $tA; M3£: The new building
programme will go ahead as soon as the government releases the funds. 3ft iff—ft ft , Iff W
a noun
►
SETTING SB/STH FREE 1 [U, sing] - (of sb) (from sth)
the act of setting a
person or an animal free; the state of being set free The government has been
working to secure the release
of the hostages. left
^AftfAJliio
o She can expect an early
release from prison.
►
MAKING STH AVAILABLE ft ft ft 3\ 2 [U, sing.] the act of
making sth available to the
public 2rA; Aft; Aft: The new software is planned for release in April, iff ft it £110 Ate Aft. 0 The movie goes on
general release (= will be widely shown in cinemas/movie theaters) next
week. &gp&i3#7T^£-A±ff4o 3 [C] a thing
that is made available to
the public, especially a new CD or film/movie §ffAftW7ffi; ( Itis ) Iff
Iff
ffe 13: the latest new releases Hlff Aft W An”
►
OF GAS/CHEMICAL A7pp 4 [U, C] the act of letting
a gas, chemical, etc.
come out of the container where it has been safely held ft id ; WM: the release of
carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere '.^,A^ltl AAM W
0 to monitor radiation
releases
►
FROM UNPLEASANT FEELING 5 [U, sing.] the
feeling that you are free
from pain, anxiety or some other unpleasant feeling M te
Hi : a
sense of
release after the exam 0
I
think her
death was a merciful
release.
Mo
— see also press
release
rele-gate /'religeit/ verb [VN]
1 - sb/sth
(to sth) to give sb a lower or less important position, rank,
etc. than before ftftEIR; ftPM; P$f&-Wi4ft: She was then relegated
to the role of assistant. RS ffi ft I# M fii A 7 o O He relegated the
incident to the back of his mind. ftfff 7MMb 2 [usually passive] (especially
BrE) to move a sports team,
especially a football (soccer)
team, to a lower position within an official league ft (
iizjfflA, ftPM EH2