loosen

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈluːsn̩/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make loose. transitive
    — to loosen a knot; to loosen one's grip / hold on something
  2. To become loose. intransitive
    — I noticed that my seatbelt had gradually loosened during the journey.
  3. To disengage (a device that restrains). transitive
    — At Liberty th’ unfetter’d Captive stands, And flings the loosen’d Shackles from his Hands.
  4. To become unfastened or undone. intransitive
    — Immediately my Shackles loosened and fell away of themselves […]
  5. To free from restraint; to set at liberty. transitive
    — This is an admirable Rule; a Painter ought to have it perpetually present in his Mind and Memory. […] it loosens his hands, and assists his understanding.
  6. To relieve (the bowels) from constipation; to promote defecation. transitive
    — 1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: or A Naturall Historie, London: William Lee, Century 1, p. 14, […] Feare looseneth the Belly; because the Heat retiring inwards towards the Heart, the Gutts and other Parts are relaxed;
  7. To create a breach or rift between (two parties). obsolete,transitive
    — I had rather lose the battle than that sister Should loosen him and me.
  8. To sail away (from the shore). intransitive,obsolete
    — […] after the .iiii. day of oure arryuall in Britayne, the eightene shyps that we spake of before, which hadde the horsemen to conuey ouer, loosened from the further hauen with a soft wynd.

词形变化

loosens present,singular,third-person loosening participle,present loosened participle,past loosened past

词汇关系

近义词
loosen relax slacken untighten
反义词
tighten
下位词
unglue
衍生词
loosenable loosener loosen one's tongue loosen someone's lips loosen someone's tongue loosen the apron strings loosen the purse strings loosen up overloosen reloosen
相关词
loose unloosen lose

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Old Norse laussbor.
Middle English loos
English loose
English -en
English loosen
From loose + -en.
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